THE 67 COLLECTION OK ^ \^ A COLLECTION, i PSALMS, HYMNS, AND SPIRITUAL SONGS, ADAPTED TO GENERAL USE. BY S. WILLIAMS, Pastor of the 1st Baptist Church. PITTSBURGH: PUBLISHED BY D. M. HOGAN, 73 Wood Street, PHILADELPHIA HOGAN AND THOMPSON. 1834. Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1834, by D. M. Hogan, in the Clerk's Of- fice of the District Court of the Western District of Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, Printed by White & Grant PREFACE. The Compiler of this volume, having no other object in view, in its publication, than to facilitate the praises of Him who is "fearful in praises," has no apology to offer for adding one more to the many already extant. On the subject of hymnology, however, he would re- spectfully state, that it has often occurred to him, that many authors and compilers have rather intended to instruct in doctrines, and narrate events in the life of the pious dead, than to provide suitable sentiment and language to express and excite those emotions which are kindled by the Spirit of God. However im- portant it is to be enlightened in doctrinal truth, and instructed by the example of departed worthies; and although there should be nothing contrary to the one, or that would counteract the influence of the other, yet he is convinced that poetry is not the appropriate channel through which to convey this kind of know- ledge. In some preparations of this kind, there are also pieces that resemble parodies of amorous ditties, more than sacred psalmody; and would seem as suitable for any thing else as the serious worship of God. The object of poetry is obviously to express and excite emo- tion — the object of sacred poetry to express and excite holy emotion. The sentiments and style should be adapted to this end — the sentiments highly devout — the style plain, and the mean- ing of the words easily perceived, — so that the full soul may pour forth in impassioned strains the praises of the Most High, and bring into vibration the strings of every heart around it. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name, who redeemeth thy life from destruction," &c. "Bless the Lord, all ye his hosts," &c. Ps. 103. How far he has succeeded in selecting hymns more strictly lyrical in their character, more chaste and devout in sentiment, and simple in style, the Christian public will decide. He has dispensed with indexes found in some books, deeming the index of the first lines referring to the page, together with the running title of the hymns, sufficient for every purpose. To the blessing of God, and favorable regard of the pious, he commends it. SAMUEL WILLIAMS. Pittsburgh, June, 1834. CONTENTS. Page. The holy Scriptures, 25 Being and Attributes of God, - - 31 Providence and Government of God, - 50 Fall and Natural Character of Man, - 55 Moral Law, .... - 59 Gospel, - 62 Christ, .-...- 71 Holy Spirit, ----- 126 Warnings and Invitations of the Gospel, 139 Conviction and Confession, - - - 159 Christian Graces, - - - - 164 The Christian's Relations and Circumstan- ces, - 200 Institutions of the Gospel, ... 221 Universal Diffusion of the Gospel, - 246 Prayer Meetings, - 272 Man Admonished by the Brevity of Life and Certainty of Judgment, - - 283 Various Occasions, .... 314 Spiritual Songs, ----- 347 Doxologies ..... 3^4 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. AGAIN the Lord oflife and light Again our earthly cares we leave Ah, tell me no more - Alas! and did my Saviour bleed - All hail the power of Jesus' name All hail incarnate God! All powerful, self-existent God, All ye who feel distressed for sin Almighty Father! God of grace Almighty God! — eternal Lord! - Almighty Father of mankind Almighty Lord, before thy throne Almighty Spirit, now behold Am I an Israelite indeed - Am I a soldier of the cross Amid the splendors of thy state Amid displays of wrath and love Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound) And did the holy and the just And are we, wretches, yet alive - And thou art with us, gracious Lord - And are we now brought near to God - And shall not Jesus hear And am I born to die And now my soul another year - VIII INDEX OK FIRST LINES. And must this body die - - - 302 And will the judge descend - - 30G And will the great eternal God - - 324 Angels! roll the rock away - - 109 Angels, from the realms of glory - 75 Arise, in all thy splendor, Lord - - 253 Arise, great God, and let thy grace - 255 Arise, my soul, on wings sublime - 213 Arise my soul arise - 367 Arm of the Lord, awake! — awake! - 255 Ascend thy throne, almighty King - 254 Author of good to thee we turn - - 281 Awake and sing the song - 118 Awake, awake the sacred song - - 119 Awake, awake each sluggish soul - 2.94 Awake, my soul, and with the sun - 338 Awake, my soul, in joyful lays - - 379 i Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve - 207 Awake, my tongue, thy tribute bring - 37 Awake, sweet gratitude, and sing - 125 Awake, ye, saints, and raise your eyes 334 Awak'd by Sinai's awful sound - 363 BEFORE the heavens were spread abroad 79 j Begone unbelief .... 373 ' Behold the blind their sight receive - 85 • Behold the Saviour of mankind - - 90 ; Behold the gift of God 99 [Behold the glories of the Lamb - - 113 [Behold the throne of grace - - - 197 Behold the heathen waits to know - 265 Behold where, in a mortal form - 87 Behold what wondrous grace - - 183 INDEX OF FIRST LINE?. IX Behold the grace appears - - 73 Behold, my soul, the narrow bound - 339 Beneath our feet and o'er our head - 330 Beside the gospel pool - - - 376 Blest are the souls that hear and know 62 Blest Jesus while in mortal flesh - 201 Blessed Redeemer, how divine, - - 60 Blest be the tie that binds 202 Blest be the dear uniting love - - 204 Blest be the everlasting God - - 210 Blest comforter divine • - - 136 Blest day when our ascended Lord - 129 Blest is the man whose softening heart 319 Blest morning whose young dawning ra} T s 111 Blest work! the youthful mind to win 286 Blow ye the trumpet, blow - - 70 Brethren hear the proclamation - 382 Bright king of glory — dreadful God - 80 Bright source of everlasting love - 319 Brightness of glory, thou God of the - 357 Broad is the road that leads to death - 139 Buried in Jordan was our Lord - 240 Buried in shadows of the night - 58 CAN sinners hope for heaven - - 140 Children of the heavenly King - - 211 Children, to your Creator, God - - 284 Christ and his cross are all our theme 123 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day - 112 Come, blessed Spirit, source of light - 128 Come, divine and peaceful guest - 135 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 132 Come, gracious Lord — descend and dwell 197 1 X INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Come, happy souls, approach your God 63 Come hither all ye weary souls - 147 Come, Holy Spirit, come, Let thy - 190 Come, Holy Spirit, come, With every 130 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, - 132 Come, humble sinner, in whose breast 157 Come, let our voices join - • - 320 Come, li;t us join our cheerful songs - 120 Come, let us draw near - 350 Come, let us join our souls to Cod - 205 Come, let us lift our joyful eyes - 84 Come, O my soul, in sacred lays, - 48 Come, sacred Spirit, from above - 131 Come! said Jesus 1 sacred voice - - 148 Come, weary souls, with sin oppressed 149 Come, we that love the Lord - - 211. Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched - 150 Come, yc that love the Saviour's name 105 Compared with Christ, in all beside - 109 DAY of judgment, day of wonders - 305 Dear Father, to thy mercy-scat - 280 Dear Jesus, when — when shall it be - 163 Dear Lord, and will thy pardoning love 122 Dear Lord, accept a sinful heart - 220 Dear Lord, and has thy pardoning love 237 Dear Saviour! when my thoughts rccal 168 Dear Saviour, we are thine - - 200 Dear Saviour, we rejoice to hear - 236 Dearest of all the names above - 83 Dear refuge of my weary soul - - 279 Deep are the wounds which sin has made 96 Deep in our hearts let us record - 98 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XI Depth of mercy — can there be - - 16S Did Christ o'er sinners weep - - 1G7 Didst thou, dear Saviour, suffer shame 103 Dread Jehovah! God of nations! - 311 Dread Sovereign, let my evening song- 341 Drooping souls no longer mourn - 350 Dying souls fast bound in sin - - 3.51 ETERNAL Father— God ofiove - 205 Eternal God! I bless thy name - - 33:2 Eternal God our wondering souls - 213 Eternal Spirit— God of truth - - 137 Eternal Spirit! we confess - - 126 Eternal Source of joys divine - * 182 Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise - 32 Exalt the Lord our God - - - 125 Exalted Prince of life, we own - - 115 FAITH adds new charms to earthly bliss 178 Faith — 'tis a precious grace - - 176 Faithful, O Lord, thy mercies are - 46 Father, how wide thy glory shines! - 6:1 Father of glory to thy name - - 46 Father of mercies, in thy house - 230 Father of peace! and God of love - 198 Father to thee our souls we lift - 133 Father, whate'er of earthly bliss - 192 Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone 227 Far from these narrow scenes of night 309 Firm as the earth the gospel stands - 116 Firmly I stand on Zion's hill - - 218 From earliest dawn of life - - 285 From Greenland's icv mountains - 246 Xll INDEX OF FIRST LINES. From every earthly pleasure - - 3$3 GENTLY, Lord, O gently lead us - 348 Give me the wings of faith to rise - 282 Give thanks to God — he reigns above 5;> Gird thy sword on, mighty Saviour - 257 "Go preach my gospel," sailh the Lord 22!) ■Go teach the nations, and baptise - 23:) * Glorious things of thee are spoken - 355 'God is a Spirit — just and wise - - 36 God moves in a mysterious way - 51 God of mercy! — God of grace! - - 166 God of our salvation 362 God of my life, my morning song - 339 God of the morning, at thy voice - 337 God's holy law transgressed - 55 God in the gospel of his Son - 67 Grace, like an uncorruptcd seed - 189 Grace! — 'tis a charming sound! - - 68 Gracious Spirit — love divine! - • 135 Great Father of each perfect gift - .1 34 Great God, at thy command - - 335 Great God! beneath whose piercing eye 316 Great God! how infinite art thou! - 31 Great God, I own thy sentence just - 299 Great God, is not thy promise pledged 247 Great God of nations, now to thee - 315 Great God the nations of the earth - 251 Great God to thee my evening song - 341 Great God, thy penetrating eye - - 31 Great God! with wonder and with praise 25 Great Heir of David's throne! - - 269 Great King of glory, come - - 325 INDEX OF FlKST LINES. Xlll (^•cat Sovereign of the earth and sky - 335 (.rent Saviour! who didst condescend 286 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah - 214 HAD I the tongues of Greeks and Jews 179 Hail, Immanuel, ever gracious! - 34!) Hail, mighty Jesus! how divine - 253 Hail, sacred truth! whose piercing rays 25 Hail, sov'reign love, that first began - 378 Hail, thou long expected Jesus - 79 Happy the heart where graces reign - 179 Happy the church, thou sacred place - 222 Happy soul, thy days are ending - 359 Hark! from the cross, a voice of peace 140 Hark! from the tombs a doleful sound 329 Hark! — hark — the notes of joy - 65 Hark! the glad sound! the Saviour comes 77 Hark! the voice of love and mercy - 91 Hark! — the herald angels sing - - 72 Hark! — the song of jubilee - - 270" Hark! — what mean those holy voices 73 Hark! — what mean those lamentations 246 Haste, O sinner — now be wise - - 144 Hear, O sinner, mercy hails you - 141 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims 328 Heaven has confirmed the dread decree 296 He dies! — the Friend of sinners dies - 93 He, who on earth as man was known - 114 Here, at thy cross, my gracious Lord, - 178 Here at thy table, Lord, we meet - 244 Here, in thy name, eternal God - - 322 Here let us see thy face, O Lord - 244 High, in yonder realms of light - - 312 V1X INDEX OJD FUR.ST USES. High let us swell our tuneful notes - 74 High on a throne of light, O Lord - 317 Holy and reverend is the name - - 49 Hosannah to our Saviour, God - - 240 Hosannah, with a cheerful sound - 344 How beauteous are their feet - - 229 How charming is the place - - 228 How far beyond our mortal sight - 313 How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord 376 How happy are the souls above - - 312 How honored is the place - - - 221 How heavy is the night ... 56 How large the promise! how divine! 223 How lost was my condition - - 253 How long shall virtue languish - 365 How oft, alas! this wretched heart - 174 How precious is the book divine - 26 How sad our state by nature is 57 How shall the young secure their hearts 29 How short and hasty is our life - 290 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight 203 How sweet and awful is the place - 242 How tedious and tasteless the hours - 374 How vain are all things here below - 287 How vain is all beneath the skies - 288 How wondrous great — how glorious 47 Humble souls, who seek salvation - 238 IF I must die, oh! let me die - - 298 I saw one hanging on a tree - - 360 I sing my Saviour's wondrous death - 97 I'll praise my Maker with my breath 43 I'm not ashamed to own my Lord - 121 INDEX OF FIRST Ll.NL.S'. XV Iii all my vast concerns with thee - 35 In all my Lord's appointed ways - 237 In duties and in sufferings too - 83 In mercy, Lord, remember me - - 342 In this world of sin and sorrow - 347 In vain I trace creation o'er - - 182 In vain we lavish out our lives - - 155 In vain we seek for peace with God - 92 Indulgent God, whose bounteous care - 343 Indulgent Lord, thy goodness reigns - 37 Indulgent Sovereign of the skies - 251 Infinite exccllenoe is thine - - 102 Is this the kind return - - - 165 JERUSALEM, my glorious home - 311 Jesus and didst thou condescend - 85 Jesusl and shall it ever be - - - 121 Jesus, by his own precious blood - 82 Jesus demands this heart of mine - 219 Jesus! exalted far on high - 87 Jesus, I my cross have taken - - 359 Jesus, I love thy charming name - 104 Jesus, I sing thy matchless grace - 103 Jesus invites his saints - - - 243 Jesus, my truth, my way, - - 101 Jesus, my nil, to heaven is gone - 379 Jesus, our Prince and Saviour - - 352 Jesus, Saviour of my soul - - 100 Jesus, save my dying soul - - 366 Jesus, the conqueror reigns - - 83 Jesus, thou everlasting King - - 124 Jesus wher'er thy people meet - - 232 Join all the glorious names - - 81 XVI INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Joy to the world, the Lord is come - 71 KEEP silence, all created things - 50 Kind are the words which Jesus speaks 235 LET death dissolve my body now,. - 215 Let every creature join ... 44 Let every mortal ear attend - - 145 Let every tongue thy goodness speak - 42 Let others boast how strong they be - 289 Let songs of praises fill the sky - 129 Life is a span — a fleeting hour > - - 296 Life is the time to serve the Lord - 292 Light of those whose dreary dwellings 353 Like sheep we went astray - 89 Lo! he cometh — comitless trumpets - 306 Lo! he comes with clouds descending - 304 Long have we heard the joyful sound 162 Long as I live, I'll bless thy name, - 40 Lord, at thy table we behold - - 242 Lord, how secure my conscience was - 159 Lord, I approach the mercy-seat - 171 Lord, I believe a rest remains - - 310 Lord, I have made thy word my choice 28 Lord, in the temples of thy grace - 138 Lord, let thy goodness lead our land - 317 Lord of hosts, to thee we raise - - 323 Lord of hosts, how lovely, fair - - 227 Lord, 'tis a pleasent thing to stand - 235 Lord, what our ears have heard - 223 Lord we confess our numerous faults 67 Lord, what a wretched land is this - 212 Lord! when we bend before thy throne 232 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XVll Loud hallelujahs to the Lord - - 43 Love divine, all love excelling - - 354 MAY the glorious day of promise - 256 Men of God, go take your stations - 268 My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so - 194 My dear Redeemer and my Lord - 86 My few revolving years - - - 331 My God, how endless is thy love - 344 My God, my King to thee I'll raise - 346 My God I bow before thy feet - - 276 My God, the covenant of thy love - 192 My God, the spring of all my joys - 180 My God — my life — my love - - 181 My God — my portion — and my love - 181 My God, my Father — blissful name - 185 My Maker and my King ... 38 My former hopes are fled - - - 160 My Saviour let me hear thy voice - 175 My son, know thou the Lord - - 143 My soul be on thy guard - - - 208 My soul, come meditate the day - 214 Mistaken souls, that dream of heaven 176 Morning breaks upon the tomb - - 113 Most gracious God, reveal - - 185 NATURE, with all her powers, shall sing 33 Nor eye hath seen — nor ear hath heard 308 Not all the blood of beasts - - 92 Not all the outward forms on earth - 128 Not to condemn the sons of men - 63 Not with our mortal eyes - - - 124 Now begin the heavenly theme - 115 XVlll INDEX Of FIRST LINES. Now let our mourning hearts revive - 3128 Now let our voices join - - . 3.55 Now to the Lord a noble song - - 79 Now is tir accepted time - - . 155 Now we hail the happy dawning - 317 O GOD of Bethel! by whose hand - 187 O God of sovereign grace - - 251 O Lord our God, arise - - - 252 O my soul, what means this sadness - 349 O thou to whose all searching sight - 281 O thou that hearcst prayer - - 134 O thou, my life, my joy - - - 279 O that I knew it were the case - 364 O when shall I see Jesus - - 370 O Zion, tunc thy voice - - - 261 Oh, cease, my wandering soul - - 150 Oh could I find from day to day - 278 Oh for that tenderness of heart - - 164 Oh for the death of those 300 Oh for an overcoming faith - - 299 Oh! for a closer walk with God - 1.97 Oh for a heart to praise my God - 196 Oh gracious Lord, whose mercies rise 322 Oh happy they who know the Lord - 277 Oh how I love thy holy law - - 29 Oh if my soul was formed for wo - 169 Oh may my heart, by grace renewed 195 Oh that' I knew the secret place - 277 Oh thou whose tender mercy hears - 173 Oh thou who on the cross - - 221 Oh what amazing words of grace - 153 Oh where shall rest be found - - 3Q8 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XIX Oh! with what pleasure wc behold - 236 O'er mountain tops, the mount of God 259 O'er the realms of pagan darkness - 256 O'er the gloomy hills of darkness - 248 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand - 217 On Pisgah's top I now would stand - 364 On thee, each morning, O my God - 345 On the mountain's top appearing - 260 Once more, before wc part - - 204 Once more, my soul, the rising day - 337 Oppressed with grief, and full of fears 30 Our Canaan is Immanuel's ground - 361 Our Father who in heaven art - - 273 Our heavenly Father calls - - 245 Our heavenly Father's eye - - 275 Our sins, alas! how strong they arc - 218 PEACE 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand 302 Plung'd in a gulf of dark despair - 57 Praise ye the Lord— my heart shall join 42 Prayer is the contrite sinner's voice - 272 Prostrate, dear Jesus, at thy feet - 170 RAISE your triumphant songs - - 64 Rejoice in Jesus' birth - - - 78 Rejoice, the Lord is King - - 271 Return, my roving heart, return - 175 Return, O wanderer — now return - 156 Rise, gracious God! and shine - - 261 Rise, O my soul, pursue the path - 282 Rock of ages! cleft for me 95 Roll on, thou mighty ocean - - 267 SALVATION!— Oh the joyful sound 66 XX INDEX OP FIRST LINES. Saviour, bless thy word to all • - 231 Saviour divine! wc know thy name - 107 Saviour, visit thy plantation - - 372 See how the willing- converts trace - 239 See the Lord of glory dying - - 381 Shall we go on to sin - - - 190 Shine on our souls, eternal God - 276 Show pity, Lord — O Lord, forgive - 162 Since all the varying scenes of time - 191 Sing, all ye ransomed of the Lord - 219 Sing my Saviour's wondrous death - 97 Sing to the Lord most high - 53 Sinner! rouse thee from thy sleep - 144 Sinner, oh why so thoughtless grown - 158 Sinner, stop! O stop and think - - 356 Sinners, behold the Lamb of God - 152 Sinners, the voice of God regard - 149 Sinners, turn — why will ye die - 158 Sinners, will you scorn the message - 142 So let our lips and lives express - 189 Son of God, thy blessing grant - - 202 Soon may the last glad song arise - 269 Sovereign of all the worlds on high - 184 Sovereign of worlds display thy power 254 Sovereign of worlds above - - 253 Stay, thou insulted Spirit — stay - 137 Strait is the way — the door is strait - 139 Stretched on the cross, the Saviour dies 91 Stoop down, my thoughts, that used to rise 295 Sweet is the memory of thy grace - 41 Sweet is the work, my God, my King 225 Sweet is the scene when Christians die 300 INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XXI Sweet peace of conscience, heavenly guest 194 TELL me, wand'rer, wildly roving- - 360 That awful day will surely come - 307 The day is past and gone ... 343 The God of nature and of grace - 33 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord - 27 The glorious light of Zion - - 368 The law commands, and makes us know 60 The Lord declares his will - - 61 The Lord, Jehovah, reigns 48 The Lord is risen indeed - - 111 The Lord into his garden come - - 371 The Lord my shepherd is - . 108 The Lord on high proclaims 62 The Lord our God is clothed with might 53 The prodigal with streaming eyes - 375 The promise of my Father's love - 234 The Saviour calls — let every ear - 147 The Spirit in our hearts - - - 153 The swift declining day • - - 293 The time is short, sinners beware - 290 The winter is over and gone - - 336 Thee we adore, Eternal name - - 291 There is a fountain filled with blood 94 There is a God — all nature speaks - 31 There is a house not made with hands 209 There is a land of pure delight - 216 There is a school on earth begun - 368 There is an hour of peaceful rest - 310 Thou art the way — to thee alone - 100 Thou God of hope, to thee we bow - 321 Thou Lord of all above - - - 172 XXll INDEX OF FIRST LINES. Thou that dost my life prolong - 339 Thou very paschal Lamb - - - 106 Though now the nations sit beneath - 218 Thus far the Lord has led me on - 340 Thus saith the first, the great command 59 Thus saith the high and lofty One - 45 Thus was the great Redeemer plung'd 238 Thy bounties, gracious Lord - - 318 Thy goodness, Lord, our souls confess 39 Thy way, O Lord, is in the sea - 52 'Tis by the faith of joys to come - 177 'Tis God the Spirit leads 127 To Christ, the Lord, let every tongue 101 To God, the only wise - - - 116 To-morrow, Lord, is thine, - - 292 To our Redeemer's glorious name - 118 To praise the bounteous Lord of all - 336 To us a Child of hope is born 77 'Twas by an order of the Lord - - 26 'Twas on that dark, that doleful night 241 UP to the fields where angels lie - 210 Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb - 327 VAIN are the hopes the sons of men - 1 70 Vain, delusive world, adieu - - 358 Vital spark of heavenly flame - - 301 WAKE, O my soul, and hail the morn Wake the song of jubilee - We come with joyful song We lift our hearts to thee - Welcome, delightful morn Welcome, sweet day of rest INDEX OF FIRST LINES. XX) 11 What glory gilds the sacred page - 27 What though no flowers the fig-tree clothe 183 When all thy mercies, O my God - 39 When bending o'er the brink of life - 298 When God revealed his gracious name 206 When gloomy thoughts and fears - 288 When I can read my title clear - 216 When I survey the wondrous cross - 123 When I with pleasing wonder stand 54 When on my beloved I gaze - - 380 When sins and fears prevailing rise - 200 When verdure clothes the fertile vale 334 When youth and age are snatched away 297 Whence do our mournful thoughts arise 186 Where'er through all his works, we send 35 While in the tender years of youth - 285 While thee I seek, protecting power - 274 While with ceaseless course the sun - 333 W T ho but thou, almighty Spirit, - 249 Why do we mourn departing friends 326 Why droops my soul, with grief oppressed 97 Why is my heart so far from thee - 220 Why should the children of a king - 136 W T hy will ye waste on trifling cares - 141 With joy we meditate the grace - 82 With my substance I will honor - 266 With one consent, let all the earth - 52 With tears of anguish I lament - 166 Within thy house, O Lord our God - 233 Worthy the Lamb of boundless sway - 120 YE Christian heroes, go, proclaim - 268 Ye dying sons of men - - - 151 XXIV INDEX OF FIRST LIMES. Ye hearts with youthful vigor warm - 284 Ye men and angels, witness now - 206 Ye messengers of Christ - - - 267 Ye servants of the Lord • - - 191 Ye sons of Adam, vain and young - 283 Ye sons of earth, arise - - - 173 Ye trembling captives, hear - - 146 Ye wretched, hungry, starving poor - 154 Yes, I will bless thee, O my God - 346 Yes I will extol thee 362 Yes, mighty Jesus! thou shalt reign - 270 Yes! the Redeemer rose - - - 110 Yes, we trust the day is breaking - 265 Yonder — amazing sight! — I see - 95 Your harps, yc trembling saints - 188 HYMNS. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 1 C. M. Revelation Welcomed. 1 HAIL, sacred truth! whose piercing rays Dispel the shades of night; Diffusing o'er the mental world, The healing beams oflight. 2 Jesus, thy word, with friendly aid, Restores our wandering feet; Converts the sorrows of the mind To joys divinely sweet. 3 Oh! send thy light and truth abroad, In all their radiant blaze; And bid th' admiring world adore The glories of thy grace. 2 C. M. 1 GREAT God! with wonder and with praise, On all thy works I look, But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book. 2 Here are my choicest treasures hid; Here my best comfort lies; o 26 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. Here my desires are satisfied, And here my hopes arise. 3 Lord, make me understand thy law; Show what my faults have been; And from thy gospel let me draw Pardon for all my sin. 3 C. 31. 1 HOW precious is the book divine, By inspiration given! Bright as a lamp, its doctrines shine, To guide our souls to heaven. 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, In this dark vale of tears; Life, light, and joy it still imparts, And quells our rising fears. 3 This lamp, through all the tedious night Of life, shall guide our way; Till we behold the clearer light Of an eternal day. 4 L. M. Divine Authority of the Bihle. 1 'TWAS by an order from the Lord, The ancient prophets spoke his word; His Spirit did their tongues inspire, And warm their hearts with heavenly fire, 2 Great God! mine eyes with pleasure look On the dear volume of thy book; There my Redeemer's face I see, And read his name who died for m?. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. "4 1 3 Let the false raptures of the mind Be lost and vanish in the wind: Here I can fix my hope secure; This is thy word — and must endure. 5 C. 31. The Bible the Light of the World. 1 WHAT glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic, like the sun: It gives a light to every age; It gives — but borrows none. 2 The power that g-ave it still supplies The gracious light and heat: Its truths upon the nations rise; They rise — but never set. 3 Let everlasting thanks be thine For such a bright display, As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 4 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of him I love, Till glory breaks upon my view In brighter worlds above. 6 L. M. The Books of Nature and Scripture compared; or, the glory and success of the Gospel. 1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord, In every star thy wisdom shines; But when our eyes behold thy word, We read thy name in fairer line?. '28 THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So when thy truth began its race, It touch'd and glanc'd on every land. 4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest, Till through the earth thy truth has run; Till Christ has all the nations blest That see the light, or feel the sun. • 5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise, Bless the dark world with heavenly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise, Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right. 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view In souls renew'd and sins forgiv'n: Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew, And make thy word my guide to heaven. 7 C. M. The Word of God is the Saint's Portion; or, th excellency and variety of Scripture. 1 LORD, I have made thy word my choice, My lasting heritage; There shall my noblest powers rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. -2 I'll read the histories of thy love, And keep thy laws in sight, THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 09" While through the promises I rove, With ever fresh delight. 3 'Tis a hroad land of wealth unknown, Where springs of life arise, Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. 4 The best relief that mourners have, It makes our sorrow's blest; Our fairest hopes beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. 8 C. M. 1 HOW T shall the young secure their hearts, And guard their lives from sin? Thy word the choicest rules imparts, To keep the conscience clean. 2 'Tis like the sun — a heavenly light, That guides us all the day; And, through the dangers of the night, A lamp to lead our way. 3 Thy precepts make me truly wise; I hate the sinner's road; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, But love thy law, my God. 4 Thy word is everlasting truth, How pure is every page! — That holy book shall guide our youth, And well support our age. 9 C M. ] OH how I love thy holy law! 'Tis daily my delight: 30 THE HOLV SCRIPTURES. And thence my meditations draw Divine advice by night. '2 My waking eyes prevent the day, To meditate thy word: My soul with longing melts away, To hear thy gospel, Lord. 3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage, And well employ my tongue, And through my weary pilgrimage, Yield me a heavenly song. 10 C. M. 1 OPPRESSED with guilt, and fall of fears, I come to thee, my Lord; While not a ray of hope appears, But in thy holy word. 2 The volume of my Father's grace Does all my grief dispel; Here I behold my Saviour's face, And learn to do his will. 3 Here living water freely flows, To cleanse me from my sin; 'Tis here the tree of knowledge grows, Nor danger dwells therein. 4 Oh may thy counsels, mighty God, My roving feet command; Nor I forsake the happy road, That leads to thy right hand. 5 When nature sinks — and spirits droop — Thy promises of grace Are pillars to support my hope, And there I write thy praise. 31 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD. 11 L. M. Existence of God manifest from his works 1 THERE is a God — all nature speaks, Through earth, and air, and sea, and skies; See, from the clouds his glory breaks, When earliest beams of morning rise. 2 The rising sun, serenely bright, Throughout the world's extended frame, Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, Confess the footsteps of your God; — Bow down before him — and adore. 12 C. M. Eternity of God. 1 GREAT God! how infinite art thou!— What worthless worms are we! — Let all the race of creatures bow, And pay their praise to thee. 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, Ere seas or stars were made: Thou art the ever-living God, Were all the nations dead. 3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view: 32 BEING AN'D ATTRIBUTES To thee there's nothing- old appears; Great God! there's nothing new. 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn And vexed with trifling cares; While thine eternal thought moves on Thine undisturbed affairs. 13 C. M. God the Creator. 1 ETERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise, Thee all thy creatures sing; While with thy name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven's high palace ring. 2 Thy hand — how wide it spread the sky! How glorious to behold ! Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, And starred with sparkliug gold. 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round T And strike the gazing sight, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, With terror and delight. 4 Almighty power, and equal skill Shine through the worlds abroad; Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder — God. 5 But still the wonders of thy grace Our warmer passions move; Here we behold our Saviour's face, And we adore his love. OF GOD. 33 14 C. M. 1 THE God of nature and of grace, In all his works appears; His goodness through the earth we trace, His grandeur in the spheres. 2 How excellent, O Lord, thy name, In all creation's lines! Spread through eternity, thy fame With rising lustre shines. 3 Millions before thy presence stand, Who feel, while they adore, Fulness of joy, at thy right hand, And pleasures evermore. 15 L. M. 1 NATURE, with all her powers, shall sing Her great Creator and her King: Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas Deny the tribute of their praise. 2 Ye seraphs, who sit near his throne, Begin to make his glories known, Tune high your harps, and spread the sound Throughout creation's utmost bound. 3 Oh! may our ardent zeal employ Our loftiest thoughts, and loudest songs; Let there be sung, with warmest joy, Hosanna from ten thousand tongues. 4 Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame, Attempts in vain to reach thy name: The highest notes that angels raise, Fall far below thy glorious praise. 34 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 16 L. M. God self-existent and immutable- 1 ALL-POWERFUL, self-existent Cod, Who all creation dost sustain! Thou wast, and art, and art to come, And everlasting is thy reign. 2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, Each glorious attribute divine, Through ages infinite, shall still With undiminished lustre shine. 3 Fountain of being! Source of good! Immutable dost thou remain; Nor can the shadow of a change Obscure the glories of thy reign. 4 Earth may with all her powers dissolve, If such the great Creator's will: But thou forever art the same; "I a.m" is thy memorial still. 17 C. M. God almighty and omnipresent. 1 GREAT God, thy penetrating eye Pervades my inmost powers: With awe profound my wondering soul Falls prostrate, and adores. 2 To be encompassed round with God, The holy and the just; Armed with omnipotence to save, Or crumble me to dust — 3 Oh, how tremendous is the thought! Deep may it be impressed! OF GOD. 3.> And may thy Spirit firmly grave This truth within my breast! 4 Begirt with thee, my fearless soul The gloomy vale shall tread; And thou wilt bind th' immortal crown Of glory on my head. 18 C M. 1 WHERE'ER, through all his works, we send Our roving eyes abroad, The various objects all conspire To lead our souls to God; — 2 That God, whose word all nature formed, Whose eye all nature sees; Whose hand all nature rules, sustains, Or crushes, as he please; — 3 Before whose high and dazzling throne Myriads of angels bow; Whose smile is everlasting bliss, Whose frown is endless wo. 4 Low at his feet, then, O my soul, In prostrate homage fall; Make him thy fear, thy love, thy trust, Thy joy, thy God, thy all. 19 C. M. Omniscience and Omnipresence of God. 1 IN all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye. 36 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 2 Thine all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks — my private ways, And secrets of my breast. 3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, Before they're formed within; And ere my lips pronounce the word, He knows the sense I mean. 4 Oh! wondrous knowledge — deep and high! Where can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, Enclosed on every side. 5 So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love. 20 c. m. God searching the heart. 1 GOD is a spirit — just, and wise; He sees our inmost mind; In vain to Heaven we raise our cries, And leave our hearts behind. 2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honor can appear; The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies; Their bending knees the ground; But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found, 37 4 Lord. search my thoughts, and try my ways, And make my soul sincere; Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. 21 L. M. Wisdom, and knowledge of God. 1 AWAKE, my tongue — thy tribute bring To him who gave thee pow r er to sing; Praise him, who is all praise above, The source of wisdom and of love. 2 How vast his knowledge! how profound! A depth where all our thoughts are drowned! The stars he numbers — and their names He gives to all those heavenly flames. 3 Through each bright world above, behold Ten thousand thousand charms unfold: Earth, air, and mighty seas combine, To speak his wisdom all divine. 4 But in redemption, oh, what grace! Its wonders, oh, what thought can trace! Here wisdom shines forever bright — Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight. 22 L. M. Goodness of God. 1 INDULGENT Lord, thy goodness reigns Through all the wide, celestial plains; And thence its streams redundant flow, And cheer th' abodes of men below. 2 Through nature's works its glories shine, The cares of providence are thine; 38 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES And grace erects our ruined frame, A fairer temple to thy name. 3 Oh! give to every human heart To taste and feel how good thou art! With grateful love and holy fear, To know how blest thy children are. 4 Let nature burst into a song; Ye echoing hills, the notes prolong; Earth, seas, and stars, your anthems raise, All vocal with your Maker's praise! 23 s. ft. God our Creator and Benefactor. 1 MY Maker and my King] To thee my all I owe; Thy sovereign bounty is the Bpring Whence all my blessings flow. 2 Thou ever good and kind! A thousand reasons move, And thousand obligations bind My heart to grateful love. 3 The creature of thy hand, On thee alone I live; My God, thy benefits demand More praise than I can give 4 Lord, what can I impart, When all is thine before; Thy love demands a thankful heart; The gift, alas! how poor! 5 Shall I withhold thy due 1 And shall my pa.-; ion- rev " 39 Lord, form this wretched heart anew, And fill it with thy love. 6 Oh let thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine; Let all my powers to thee aspire, And all my days be thine. 24 c. m. 1 THY goodness, Lord, our souls confess; Thy goodness we adore; A spring, whose blessings never fail — A sea without a shore! 2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love declare In every golden ray; Love draws the curtains of the night, And love brings back the day. 3 Thy bounty every season crowns, With all the bliss it yields; With joyful clusters loads the vines, With strengthening grain, the fields. 4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord, Is in the gospel seen; There, like a sun, thy mercy shines, Without a cloud between. 5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy, Through Jesus' name are given; He on the cross was lifted high, That we might reign in heaven. 25 c. m. 1 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul survey?, 40 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 2 Unnumbered comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed. 3 When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man. 4 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts Avith joy. 5 Through every period of my life, Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew. 6 Through all eternity, to thee A joyful song I'll raise: But oh! eternity's too short To utter all thy praise! 26 c. m. 1 LONG as I live, I'll bless thy name, My King, my God of love; My work and joy shall be the same, In brighter worlds above. 2 Great is the Lord — his power unknown, Oh let his praise be great; 41 I'll sing the honors of thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And while my lips rejoice, The men who hear my sacred song, Shall join their cheerful voice. 4 Fathers to sons shall tell thy name, And children learn thy ways; Ages to come thy truth proclaim, And nations sound thy praise. 5 The world is governed by thy hand, Thy saints are ruled by love; And thine eternal kingdom stands, Though rocks and hills remove. 27 c. m. 1 SWEET is the memory of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King; Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high — but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies; | Through all the earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow thine anger moves! — But soon he sends his pardoning word, To cheer the souls he loves. 4 Sweet is the memory of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King; 42 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 28 c. m. 1 LET every tongue thy goodness speak. Thou sovereign Lord of all; Thy powerful hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall. 2 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On thee for daily food; Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 3 Thy mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere; Thou sav'st the souls whose humble love Is joined with holy fear. 4 My lips shall dwell upon thy praise, And spread thy fame abroad; Let all the sons of Ad;nn raise The honors of their God. 29 L. M. Praise to God for his perfections and providence, 1 PRAISE ye the Lord — my heart shall join In work so pleasant, so divine; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last. 2 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God — he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; And none shall find his promise vain. 3 His truth forever stands secure; He saves the oppressed — he feeds the poor, He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless. 4 He loves the saints — he knows them well, But turns the wicked down to hell; — - Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns; Praise him in everlasting strains. 30 L, P. M. 1 I'LL praise my Maker with my breath; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 How blest the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God — he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; His truth forever stands secure; He saves the oppressed — he feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. 3 I'll praise him, while he lends me breath: And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers: My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 31 L. M. 1 LOUD hallelujahs to the Lord, From distant worlds, where creatures dwell: 44 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES Let heaven begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. 2 Wide as his vast dominion lies, Make the Creator's name be known; Loud as his thunder shout his praise, And sound it lofty as his throne. 3 Jehovah! — 'tis a glorious word! Oh! may it dwell on every tongue! But saints, who best have known the Lord, Are bound to raise the noblest song. 4 Speak of the wonders of that love Which Gabriel plays on every chord: From all below — and all above, Loud hallelujahs to the Lord! 32 s. m. 1 LET every creature join To praise th' eternal God; Ye heavenly hosts, the song begin, And sound his name abroad. 2 Thou sun, with golden beams, And moon, with paler rays; Ye starry lights, ye twinkling flames, Shine to your Maker's praise. 3 He built those worlds above, And fixed their wondrous frame: By his command they stand or move, And ever speak his name. 4 By all his works above, His honors be expressed; But saints, who taste his saving love, Should sing his praises best. 33 c. m. God is Love. 1 AMID the splendors of thy state, O God, thy love appears, Soft as the radiance of the moon Among a thousand stars. 2 In all thy doctrines and commands, Thy counsels and designs, In every work thy hands have framed, Thy love supremely shines. 3 Sinai, in clouds, and smoke, and fire, Thunders thine awful name; But Zion sings, in melting notes, The honors of the Lamb. 4 Angels and men, the news proclaim Through earth and heaven above, And all with holy transport sing That God the Lord is love. 34 L. M. Condescension of God. 1 THUS saith the high and lofty One, "I sit upon my holy throne; My name is God — I dwell on high; Dwell in my own eternity. 2 "But I descend to worlds below; On earth I have a mansion too; The humble spirit and contrite Is an abode of my delight. 46 BEING AND ATTRIBUTES 3 "The humble soul my words revive, I bid the mourning sinner live; Heal all the broken hearts I find, And ease the sorrows of the mind." 4 Lord, may thy paxdonine grace be nigh, Lest we should faint, despair, am. Then shall our grateful voice declare, How free thy tender mercies are. 35 c. m. 1 FAITHFUL, O Lord, thy mercies are: A Rock that cannot move: A thousandnromiscs declare Thy constancy of love. 2 Throughout the universe it reigns, It stands forever sure; And while" thy truth, God, remains, Thy goodness shall endure. 36 c. m. Praise to the Trinity. 1 FATHER of glory! to thy name Immortal praise wc give, Who dost an act of grace proclaim, And bid us rebels live. •J Immortal honor to the Son, . Who makes thine anger cease; Our lives he ransomed with his own, And died to make our peace. 2 To thy almighty Spirit be Immortal glory given: Whose influence brings us near to thee, And trains us up lor heaven. 4 Let men with their united voice Adore th' eternal God, And spread his honors — and their joys, Through nations far abroad. 5 Let faith, and love, and duty join, One general song to raise; Let saints, in earth and heaven, combine In harmony and praise. 37 c. m. Incomprehensible ness of God. 1 HOW wondrous great — how glorious bright, Must our Creator be! Who dwells amidst the dazzling light Of an eternal day! 2 Our soaring spirits upwards rise Toward his celestial throne; Fain would we see the blessed Three, And the almighty One. 3 Our reason stretches all its wings, And mounts above the skies: But still how far beneath thy feet Our grovelling reason lies! 4 Lord, here we bend our humble souls, And awfully adore; Thy power we feel — thy glory see, Thy mercy we implore. 5 With humble notes we raise the song To heaven's almighty King, 48 BEING AND ATTRIB1 T I .-> While angels tune their nobler powers, And sweep ft' immortal string. 38 L. M. Majesty and Dominion of God. 1 COME, Omy soul, in sacn d lays, Attempt thy great Creator's praise: But, oh, what tongue can speak his tame! What mortal verse can reach (he theme! 2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, He glory like a garment wears; To form a robe of light divine, Ten thousand suns around him shine. 3 In all our Maker's grand designs, Omnipotence, with wisdom, shines, His works, through all this wondrous frame, Declare the glory of his name. 1 Raised on devotion's lofty wing, Do thou, my soul, his glories sing; And let bis praise employ thy tongue, Till listening worlds shall join the song! 39 ii. m. 1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty; His glories shine I No mortal eye With beams so bright, | Can bear the sight. 2 The thunders of his hand Still keep the world in awe; His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law; And where his love I His truth confirms Resolves to bless, | And seals the grace. 3 Through all his ancient works Surprising wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their cursed designs; Strong is his arm, I His great decrees, And shall fulfil | His sovereign will. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend? And will he write his name, 'My father and my friend? — I love his name! I Join all my powers, I love his word! | And praise the Lord. 40 c. m. Holiness of God. 1 HOLY and reverend is the namr Of our eternal King; 'Thrice holy Lord,' the angels cry - 'Thrice holy,' let us sing! 2 The deepest reverence of the mind, Pay, O my soul, to God; Lift, with thy hands, a holy heart, To his sublime abode. 3 With sacred awe pronounce his name, Whom words nor thoughts can reach; A contrite heart shall please him more Than noblest forms of speech. 50 PROVIDENCE AND 1 Thou holy God! preserve mv soul From ull pollution free; The pare in heart arc thy delight, And tliey thy lace shall Bee, PROVIDENCE AND GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 41 C, M. Sovereign Purposes of God. I KEEP silence — all created things, And wait your Maker's nod; My soul stands trembling while she sings The honors of her God. '2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown, Hang on his firm decrei : He sits on no precarious tlirone, Nor borrows leave to be. 3 His providence unfolds ins hook, And makes his counsels shine; Each opening leaf — and every stroke, Fulfils some deep design. 1 My God, I would not long to sec My fate, with curious cv< ■ — What, gloomy lines are writ, for me, Or what bright scenes may rise. <5 In thy fair book of life and grace, Oh may I find my name, GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 51 Recorded in some humble place, Beneath my Lord — the Lamb. . 42 c. m. Purposes of God developed by his Providence. 1 GOD moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. 2 Deep, in unfathomable mines, Of never-failing skill, He treasures up his bright designs, And works his sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread, Are big with mercy — and shall break With blessings on your head. 1 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust hind for his grace; Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. 52 ttlOVIDENCE AND 43 c. m. The Mysteries of Providence. 1 THY way, O Lord, is in the sea; Thy paths I cannot trace, Nor comprehend the mystery Of thine unbounded grace. 2 'Tis but in part I know thy will; I bless thee for the sight: — When will thy love the rest reveal, In glory's clearer light? 3 With rapture shall I then survey Thy providence and grace; And spend an everlasting day In wonder, love, and praise. 44 L. M. All nations exhorted to adoration and praise. 1 WITH one consent, let all the earth. To God their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay, with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise. 2 Convinced that he is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed; We, whom he chooses for his own, The flock which he vouchsafes to feed. 3 Oh enter then his temple gate, Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his name with praises bless. 4 For he's the Lord — supremely good, His mercy is forever sure; GOVERNMENT OF GOD. 53 His truth, which always firmly stood, To endless ages shall endure. 45 s. m. 1 SING to the Lord most high; Let every land adore; With grateful heart and voice make known. His goodness and his power. 2 Enter his courts with joy; With fear address the Lord; 'Twas he, who formed us with his hand, And quickened by his word. 3 His hands provide our food, And every blessing give; We're guarded by his daily care, And on his bounty live. 4 Good is the Lord our God; His truth and mercy sure; And while eternity shall last, His promises endure. 46 c. m. Almighty Power and Majesty of God. 1 THE Lord our God is clothed with migh* The winds obey his will; He speaks — and in his heavenly height The rolling sun stands still. 2 Rebel, ye waves — and o'er the land With threatening aspect roar! The Lord uplifts his awful hand, And chains vou to the shore. 51 PROVUKNCE AND .'{ Howl, winds of night! your force combine! Without Jiis high behest, Ye shall not, in the mountain pine, Disturb the sparrow's nest, 4 His voice sublime is beard alar, In distant peals it dies; He yokes the whirlwinds to his car, And sweeps the howling sh 5 Venations, bend — in reverence bend; Ye monarchs, wait his nod, And bid ;he choral sonir ascend To celebrate our God. 47 c. m. God our Creator mir a spot Its beauteous form dug 121 c. ». Jeaiu — precious to (hem that heliewe. 1 JESTS, I love thy charming name, 'Tis music to my car: Fain would I sound it out so loud That earth and heaven might li- 2 Yes, thou arl pn cious to my soul! My transport and my trust: Jewels to thee are gaudy l> And gold is sordid dust. 3 All my capacious powers can wish, In thee doth richly m< ■< 1; Nor to my eyes is light so dear, Nor friendship half bo sweet. 4 Thy grace shall dwell upon my heart, And shed its fragrance there; The noblest balm of all its wounds, The cordial of its care. ;"> I'll speak the honors of thy name With my last lab'ring br< ath; And, dying, clasp thee in my arm- — The antidote of death. CHRIST* 105 122 c. m. King of Sainls. 1 COME, ye that love the Saviour's name. And joy to make it known; The sovereign of your heart proclaim, And bow before his throne. 2 Behold your King, your Saviour, crown'd With glories all divine; And tell the wondering nations round. How bright those glories shine. 3 Infinite power, and boundless grace, In him unite their rays: You, that have e'er beheld his face, Can you forbear his praise? 4 When in his earthly courts we view The glories of our King, We long to love as angels do, And wish like them to sing. 5 And shall we long and wish in vain 7 Lord, teach our songs to rise! Thy love can animate the strain, And bid it reach the skies. 6 Oh, happy period! glorious day! When heaven and earth shall raise, With all their powers, the raptur'd lay, To celebrate thy praise. 123 c. m. The spiritual Coronation, Angels. 1 ALL-HAIL the power of Jesus' name' Let angels prostrate fall; 7 106 'J" ;l Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord ofalL BeHeving Gentiles. 2 Ye Gentile sinners, ne'er forget The wormwood and the gall; Go — spread your trophies at his feet, And crown him Lord of all. Sin u ns of every Nation. 3 Let every kindred, every trihe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown hiin Lord of all. Ourselves. 4 Oh that, with yonder sacred throng, We at his feet mny tall; We'll join (he > rrrhistinc?or\g, And crown him Lord of all. 124 s. m. Leader. 1 THOU very paschal Lamb, Whose blood for us was shed, Through whom we out of Egypt came, Thy ransom'd people led. 2 Angel of gospel grace! Fulfill thy character; To guard and feed the chosen race. In Israel's camp appear. 3 Throughout the desert way Conduct us by thy light: 181 Be thou a cooling cloud by day, A cheering fire by night. 4 Our fainting souls sustain With blessings from above, And ever on thy people rain The manna of thy love. 125 c. 3i. Our Righteousness. 1 Saviour divine! we know thy name, And in that name we trust; Thou art the Lord our righteousness, Thou art thine Israel's boast. 2 Guilty we plead before thy throne, And low in dust we lie, Till Jesus stretch his gracious arm To bring the guilty nigh. 3 The sins of one 'most righteous day Might plunge us in despair; Yet all the crimes of numerous years Shall our great Surety clear. 4 That spotless robe which he hath wrought, Shall deck us all around; Nor by the piercing eye of God One blemish shall be found. 5 Pardon, and peace, and lively hope, To sinners now are given; Israel and Judah soon shall change Their wilderness for heaven. 6 With joy we taste that manna now, Thy mercy sen tters down: 108 CHRIST . We peal our humble vows to thee, And wait the promis'd erown. 126 S. M. ] THE Lord my shepherd is; I shall be well supplied; Since he is mine, and I am his, What can I want beside? •2 He leads me to the place, Where heavenly pasture grows; Where living waters gently pass, And full salvation flows. 3 If e'er I go astray, He doth my soul reclaim; And guides me in his own right way, For his most holy name. 4 While he affords his aid, I cannot yield to fear; Though I should walk thro' death's dark shade, My shepherd's with me there. 5 Amid surrounding foes Thou dost my table spread; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head. 6 The bounties of thy love Shall crown my future days; Nor from thy house will I remove Nor cease to speak thy praise. 109 127 c. m. All in All. 1 COMPARED with Christ, in all beside No comeliness I see; The one thing needful, dearest Lord, Is to be one with thee. 2 The sense of thy expiring love Into my soul convey: Thyself bestow! for thee alone, My All in all, I pray. 3 Less than thyself will not suffice My comfort to restore: More than thyself I cannot crave; And thou canst give no more. 4 Lov'd of my God, for him again With love intense I'd burn: Chosen of thee ere timj| began, I'd choose thee in return. 5 Whate'er consists not with thy love, O teach me to resign; I'm rich to all the intents of bliss, If thou, O Gcd, art mine. 128 7s. Resurrection of Christ. 1 ANGELS! roll the rock away! Death! yield up thy mighty prey! See! — he rises from the tomb, Rises with immortal bloom. 2 'Tis the Saviour — seraphs, raise Your triumphant shouts of praise; lid .IIK1M-. I<< i the • aith's remain si bound II' . i r the joy-inspiring sound. .'} Lift, ye saints — lift up your l Now to glory see him rise! Hosts ofangeli on the road Hail and sin^r th' 1 Heaven unfolds its portals wide: Gracious conqueror, through them ride. King of glory! mount thy throne, Boundless empire is thine own. 5 Praise him, all ye heavenly ehoirs, Praise and sweep your golden lyres; Praise him in the ooblesl BOngS, Praise him from ten thousand tong 129 ii. m. Resurrection of Christ. 1 YES! the Redeemer 1- The Saviour left the dead, And o'er our hellish fo< s High raised his conquering head; In wild dismay, I Fall to the ground, The guards around | And sink away. 2 Behold th' angelic hands In full assembly meet, To wait his high commands, And worship at his feet. Joyful they come, I From realms of day And wing their way | To Jesus' tomb. 'A Then back to heaven they fly The joyful news to bear — Ill Hark! — as they soar on high, What music fills the air! Their anthems say — I Hath left the dead ■"Jesus who bled, j He rose to-day." 4 Ye mortals catch the sound — Redeemed by him from hell, And send the echo round The globe on which you dwell; Transported, cry — I H ath left the dead ** Jesus who bled | No more to die." 130 c. m. 1 BLEST morning, whose first dawning rays Beheld our rising God: That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his dark abode. 2 In the cold prison of a tomb The great Redeemer lay — Till the revolving skies had brought The third, th' appointed day. 3 Hell and the grave unite their force To hold the Lord in vain; Behold the mighty conqueror rise, And burst their feeble chain. 4 To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay, x\nd loud hosannas shall proclaim, The triumph of the day. 131 S. M. Redemption completed by the Resurrection, i "The Lord is risen indeed!" — Then justice asks no more; 112 CHRIST. Mercy and truth arc now agreed, Wlio stood opposed before. 2 "The Lord is risen indeed!" Then is his work performed; The mighty captive now is freed, And death, our foe, disarmed. 3 "The Lord is risen indeed!" Then hell has lost its prey: With him is risen the ransomed seed. To reign in endless day. 4 "The Lord is risen indeed!" — Attending angels hear; Up to the courts of heaven, with speed. The joyful tidings hear. 5 Then wake your golden lv And strike each cheerful chord; Join, all ye bright, celestial choirs, To sing our risen Lord. 132 7s. i CHRIST, the Lord, is risen to-day. Our triumphant holy day: He endured the cross and grave, Sinners to redeem and save. 2 Lo! he rises — mighty Kingl Where, O death! is now thy sting 7 Lo! he claims his native sky! Grave! where is thy victory? 3 Sinners! see your ransom paid, Peace with God forever made; 113 With your risen Saviour, rise; Claim, with him, the purchased skies. 4 Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day, Our triumphant holy day: Loud the song of victory raise; Shout the great Redeemer's praise. 133 7s. Darkness of the tomb scattered by Christ. 1 Morning breaks upon the tomb, Jesus scatters all its gloom! Day of triumph! through the skies, See the glorious Saviour rise. 2 Ye who are of death afraid, Triumph in the scattered shade; Drive your anxious cares away; See the place where Jesus lay. 3 Christians, dry your flowing tears; Chase your unbelieving fears; Look on his deserted grave; Doubt no more his power to save. 134 c. m. 1 BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb,. Amid his Father's throne; Prepare new honors for his name, And songs before unknown. 2 Let elders worship at his feet, The church adore around, With vials full of odors sweet, And harps of sweeter sound. 114 • liiusr. 3 Those are the prayers of all the taints, And these the hymns they i Jesus is kind to our complaints, He loves to hear our praise, 4 Thou hast redeemed our souls with blood, Hast set the prisoners tree, Hast made us kings and priests to (; d, And we shall reign with thee. 5 Now to the Lamb that once was slain, Be endless blessings paid; Salvation, glory, joy, remain Forever on his head. 135 C. M. 1 HE, who on earth as man was known, And bore our sins and pains, Now, seated on the eternal throne, The God of glory reigns. "2 His hands the wheels of nature guide With an unerring skill; And countless worlds extended wide, Obey his sovereign will. 3 While harps unnumbered sound his praise, In yonder world above, His saints on earth admire his ways, And glory in his love. 4 When troubles, like a burning sun, Beat heavy on their head; To this almighty rock they run, And find a pleasing shade. CHRIST. 115 5 How glorious he— how happy they In such a glorious friend! Whose love secures them all the way, And crowns them at the end. 136 L. M. Christ exalted to be a Priest and a Saviour. 1 EXALTED Prince of Life! we own The royal honors of thy throne: 'Tis fixed bv God's almighty hand, And seraphs bow at thy command. 2 Exalted Saviour! we confess The sovereign triumphs of thy grace; Wide may thy cross thy virtues prove, And conquer millions by thy love. 137 7s. Redeeming Love. 1 NOW begin the heavenly theme, Sing of mercy's healing stream: Ye, who Jesus' kindness prove, Sing of his redeeming love. 2 Welcome all by sin oppressed, Welcome all to Jesus' rest. Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 3 He subdued th' infernal powers, His inveterate foes, and ours: These he from their empire drove, Mighty in redeeming love. 116 CHRIST. 1 Hither, then, your tribute bring, Strike aloud each joyful > t rini^: Saints below, and sa*ints above, Join to praise redeeming Jove. 138 s. m. 1 TO God, the only wise, Our Saviour and our King, Let all the saints below tin- skies Their humble praises bring. 2 'Tis his almighty love, Ilis counsel and his care, Preserves us safe from Bin and death, And every hurtful snare. 3 He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great. 1 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his g And make his wonders known. 5 To our Redeemer God, Wisdom with power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs. 139 c „. 1 *i? M a8 tlu ' cnrth % g 08 !*! stands My Lord, my hope, my trust; If I am found in Jesus' hands, My soul can ne'er be lost. 117 2 His honor is engaged to save The meanest of his sheep: AH whom his heavenly father gave His hands securely keep. 3 Nor death nor hell shall e'er remove His favorites from his breast; Safe, on the bosom of his love, Shall they forever rest. 140 c. m. Godly Sorrow from the sufferings of Christ. 1 ALAS! and did my Saviour bleed, And did my Sovereign die? Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? 2 Was it for crimes that I had done, He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! — grace unknown! And love beyond degree! 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ, th' almighty Saviour, died For man, the rebel's sin. 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt my eyes to tears. 5 But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe: Here, Lord, I give myself away — 'Tis alflhat I can do. 118 CHRIST. 141 C. M. Love of Christ Celebrated. 1 TO our Redeemer's glorious name Awake the sacred song! Oh may his love — immortal flame! — Tune every heart and tongue. 2 His love what mortal thought can reach! What mortal tongue display! Imagination's utmost stretch In wonder dies away. 3 Dear Lord, while we adoring pay Our humble thanks to thee, May every heart with rapture say, "The Saviour died for me!" 4 Oh may the sweet, the blissful theme, Fill every heart and tongue, Till strangers love thy charming name, And join the sacred song. 142 s. m. 1 AWAKE, and sing the song Of Moses and the Lamb! Wake every heart, and every tongue, To praise the Saviour's name! 2 Sing of his dying love — Sing of his rising power — Sing how he intercedes above, For us, whose sins he bore. 3 Sing, till we feel our heart Ascending with our tongur; 119 Sing, till the love of sin depart, And grace inspire our song. 4 Sing on your heavenly way, Ye ransomed sinners, sing; Sing on, rejoicing every day, In Christ, th' eternal King. 5 Soon shall we hear him say, "Ye blessed children, come!" Soon will he call us hence away, To our eternal home. 6 There shall our raptured tongue His endless praise proclaim; And sweeter voices tune the song Of Moses and the Lamb! 143 c. m. 1 AWAKE — awake the sacred song To our incarnate Lord! Let every heart and every tongue Adore th' eternal Word. 2 Then shone almighty power and love, In all their glorious forms, When Jesus left his throne above, To dwell with sinful worms. 3 To dwell with misery here below The Saviour left the skies, And stooped to wretchedness and wo, That worthless man might rise. 4 Adoring angels tuned their songs, To hail the joyful day; 120 CHRIST. With rapture, then, let mortal tongues, Their grateful worship pay. 144 L. M. Worthy the Lamb. 1 WORTHY the Lamb of boundless sway, In earth or heaven the Lord of all; Let all the powers of earth obey, And low before his footstool fall. 2 Higher — still higher, swell the strain; Creation's voice, the note prolong; Jesus, the Lamb, shall ever reign — Let hallelujahs crown the song. 145 c. m. 1 COME, let us join our cheerful songs, With angels, round the throne; Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died" — they cry, "To be exalted thus:"— "Worthy the Lamb" — our lips reply, "For he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive Honor and power divine; And blessings, more than we can give, Be, Lord, forever thine. 4 Let all that dwell above the sky, And air, and earth, and seas, Couspire to lift thy glories high, And speak thy endless praise. 121 The whole creation join in one, To bless the sacred name Of him who sits upon the throne, And to adore the Lamb. 146 L. M. Not ashamed of Christ. 1 JESUS! and shall it ever be— A mortal man ashamed of thee? Ashamed of thee — whom angels praise ' Whose glories shine through endless days' 2 Ashamed of Jesus? — that dear friend On whom my hopes of heaven depend 7 No! — when I blush, be this my shame — That I no more revere his name. 3 Ashamed of Jesus? — yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away — No tear to wipe — no good to crave, No fears to quell — no soul to save! 4 Till then — nor is my boasting vain — Till then, I boast a Saviour slain! And oh! may this my glory be — That Christ is not ashamed of me! 147 c. m. . 1 I'M not ashamed to own my Lord, Or to defend his cause; Maintain the honor of his word, The glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God! — I know his nam? — His name is all my trust; 122 CHRIST. Nor will he put my soul to shame, Nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as his throne — his promise stands f And he can well secure What I've committed to his hands, Till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name Before his Father's face, And in the new Jerusalem Appoint my soul a place. 148 c. m. 1 DEAR Lord, and will thy pardoning- love, Embrace a wretch so vile? Wilt thou my load of guilt remove, And bless me with thy smile? 2 Hast thou the cross for me endured, And suffered all my shame? And shall I be ashamed, O Lord, • To own thy precious name? 3 No, Lord — I'm not ashamed of thee, Nor of thy cause on earth — Oh do not be ashamed of me, When I resign my breath. 4 Be thou my shield — be thou my sun — Oh guide me all my days, And let my feet with joy ptill run In thy delightful ways, CHRIST. 123 149 c. m. The Gospel a Savor of Life cr Death. 1 CHRIST and his cross are all our theme. The mysteries that we speak Are scandal in the Jews' esteem, And folly to the Greek. 2 But souls enlightened from above With joy receive the word; They see what wisdom, power, and love, Shine in their dying Lord. 3 The vital savor of his name Restores their fainting breath; But unbelief perverts the same To guilt — despair — and death. 4 Till God diffuse his graces down, Like showers of heavenly rain, In vain Apollos sows the ground. And Paul may plant in vain. 150 L. 31. 1 WHEN I survey the wondrous cxo3s r On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See from his head — his hands — his feet. Sorrow and love flow mingled down! 124 CHRIST. Did e'er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small; Love so amazing — so divine, Demands my soul — my life — my all. 151 L. M. The Church rejoicing in her King 1 JESUS, thou everlasting King, Accept the tribute which we bring; Accept the well-deserved renown, And wear our praises as thy crown, 2 Let every act of worship be Like our espousals, Lord, to thee; Like that blest hour, when from above We first received thy pledge of love. 3 The gladness of that happy day, Our hearts would wish it long to stay; Nor let our faith forsake its hold, Nor comforts sink — nor love grow cold, 4 Let every moment, as it flies, Increase thy praise — improve our joys, Till we are raised to sing thy name, And taste the supper of the Lamb. 152 s. m. 1 NOT with our mortal eyes Have we beheld the Lord; Yet we rejoice to hear his nam?. And love him in his word. CHRIST. 125 2 On earth we want the sight Of our Redeemer's face; Yet, Lord, our inmost thoughts delight To dwell upon thy grace. 3 And when we feel thy love, Diviner joys arise; On wings of faith we soar above To mansions in the skies. 153 s. m. 1 EXALT the Lord our God, And worship at his feet; His nature is all holiness, And mercy is his seat. 2 When Israel was his church, When Aaron was his priest, When Moses cried — when Samuel prayed— He gave his people rest. 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race: And oft he made his vengeance known, When they abused his grace. 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same; Still he's a God of holiness, And jealous for his name. 154 c. m. Christ's Intercession Prevalent AWAKE, sweet gratitude! and sing Th' ascended Saviour's love: 126 HOLY SPIRIT. Sing how he lives to carry on His people's cause above. 2 With cries and tears, he offer'd up His humble suit below; But with authority he asks, Enthron'd in glory now. -3 For all that come to God by him, Salvation he demands; Points to their names upon his breast, And spreads his wounded hands. 4 His sweet atoning sacrifice Gives sanction to his claim: 'Father, I will that all my saints 'Be with me where I am: 5 'By their salvation, recompense 'The sorrows I cndur'd; 'Just to the merits of thy Son, 'And faithful to thy word.' 6 Eternal life, at his request; To every saint is given; Safety below, and after death, The plenitude of heaven. HOLY SPIRIT. 155 L. M. The Spirit Enlivhtening and Reneicing. 1 ETERNAL Spirit! we confess And sing the wonders of thy grace; HOLT SPIRIT. 127 Thy power conveys our blessings down From God the Father, and the Son. 2 Enlightened by thine heavenly ray, Our shades and darkness turn to day; Thine inward teachings make us know Our danger and our refuge too. 3 Thy power and glory work within, And break the chains of reigning sin; Our wild, imperious lusts subdue, And form our wretched hearts anew. 4 The troubled conscience knows thy voice; Thy cheering words awake our joys; Thy words allay the stormy wind — And calm the surges of the mind. 156 s. m. The indwelling Influences of the Spirit. 1 'TIS God the Spirit leads In paths before unknown; The work to be performed is ours, The strength is all his own. 2 Supported by his grace, We still pursue our way; And hope at last to reach the prize, Secure in endless day. 3 Tis he that works to will, 'Tis he that works to do; His is the power by which we act, His be the glory too. 128 HOLY SPIRIT. 157 \.. m. Teachings of the Spirit. 1 COME, blessed Spirit, source of light, Whose power and grace are unconfined. Dispel the gloomy shades of night, The thicker darkness of the mind. 2 To mine illumined eyes display The glorious truth thy words reveal; Cause me to run the heavenly way, Make me delight to do thy will. 3 Thine inward teachings make me know The mysteries of redeeming love, The vanity of things below, And excellence of things above. 4 While through this dubious maze I stray, Spread, like the sun, thy beams abroad; Oh show the dangers of the way, And guide my feeble steps to God. 158 c. m* Regeneration by the Holy Spirit 1 NOT all tjbe outward forms on earth, Nor rites that God has given, Nor will of man, nor blood, nor birth, Can raise a soul to heaven. 2 The sovereign will of God alone Creates us heirs of grace; Born in the image of his Son, A new, peculiar race. 3 The Spirit, like some heavenly wind. Blows oh the sons of flesh, HOLY SPIRIT. l^LI New-models all the carnal mind, And forms the man afresh. 4 Our quickened souls awake and rise From their long sleep of death; On heavenly things we fix our eyes, And praise employs our breath. 159 c. m. . 1 Let songs of praises fill the sky! Behold th' ascended Lord \ Sends down his spirit from on high. And thus fulfils his word. '2 The Spirit, by his heavenly breath, New life creates within: ! He raises sinners from the death Of trespasses and sin. 3 The things of Christ the Spirit takes. And shows them unto men; The humble soul his temple makes. God's image stamps again. 4 Come, Holy Spirit! from above, With thy celestial fire; Oh come! with holy zeal and love Each heart and tongue inspire! 160 L. M. Descent of the Holy Spirit. 1 BLEST day when our ascended Lord Fulfilled his own prophetic word; Sent down his Spirit to inspire His saints, baptized with holy fire. 130 HOLT SPIRIT. 2 While by his power these signs were wrought, While divers tongues his wisdom taught, His love one only subject gave — That Jesus died the world to save! 3 Sure peace with God! — the joyful sound Pours wide its sacred influence round; Relenting foes his grace receive, And humbled myriads hear and live! 161 S. M. Influences of the Spirit implored. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, come, With energy divine; And on this poor benighted soul With beams of mercy shine. 2 Oh! melt this frozen heart; This stubborn will subdue; Each evil passion overcome, And form me all anew. 3 Mine will the profit be, But thine shall be the praise; And unto thee will I devote The remnant of my days. 162 s. m. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, come! Let thy bright beams arise: Dispel the sorrow from our minds, The darkness from our eyes. 2 Convince us all of sin, Then lead to Jesus' blood; HOLY SPIRIT. 131 And to our wondering" view reveal The mercies of our God. 3 Revive our drooping faith, Our doubts and fears remove; And kindle in our breasts the flame Of never-dying love. 4 'Ti9 thine to cleanse the heart, To sanctify the soul, To pour fresh life in every part, And new-create the whole. 5 Dwell, Spirit, in our hearts; Our minds from bondage free; Then shall we know, and praise, and love, The Father, Son, and Thee. 163 L. M. 1 COME, sacred Spirit from above, And fill the coldest heart with love: Oh! turn to flesh the flinty stone, And let thy sovereign power be known. 2 Speak thou — and from the haughtiest eyes Shall floods of contrite sorrow rise; While all their glowing souls are borne To seek that grace which now they scorn. 3 Oh! let a holy flock await, In crowds around thy temple-gate: Each pressing on with zeal to t>e A living sacrifice to thee. 132 HOLY SPIRIT. 164 c. m. 1 COME, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove With all thy quickening powers, Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 Look! how we grovel here below, Fond of these trifling toys! Our souls can neither fly nor go, To reach eternal joys. 3 In vain we tune our formal songs, In vain we strive to rise; Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. 4 Dear Lord! and shall we ever lie In this poor dying state, Our love so faint, so cold to thee, And thine to us so great! 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. 165 L. M. 1 COME, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, With light and comfort from above: Be thou our guardian — thou our guide! O'er every thought and step preside. 2 To us the light of truth display, And make us know and choose thy way: HOLY SPIRIT. Plant holy tear in every heart, That we from God may ne'er depart. 3 Lead us to holiness — the road Which we must take to dwell with God; Lead us to Christ — the living way; Nor let us from his pastures stray. 4 Lead us to God — our final rest, To be with him forever blest: Lead us to heaven, its bliss to share — Fulness of joy for ever there! 166 c. m. 1 FATHER, to thee our souls we lift, On thee our hope depends, Convinced that every perfect gift From thee alone descends. 2 Mercy and grace are thine alone, And power and wisdom too; Without the spirit of thy Son, We nothing good can do. 3 Thou all our works in us has wrought, Our good is all divine; The praise of every holy thought, And righteous word, is thine; 4 From thee — through Jesus — we receive The power on thee to call; In thee, O Lord, we move, and live — ■ Our God is all in all, 133 134 holy snniT. 167 c. m. 1 GREAT Father of each perfect gift, Behold thy servants wait; With longing eyes — and lifted hands. We flock around thy gate. 2 Oh shed abroad that royal gift, Thy Spirit from above, To bless our eyes with sacred light, And fire our hearts with love. 3 Blest earnest of eternal joy, Declare our sins forgiven; And bear, with energy divine, Our raptured thoughts to heaven 168 H. 31. 1 O THOU that hearest prayer! Attend our humble cry; And let thy servants share Thy blessing from on high: We plead the promise of thy word, Grant us thy Holy Spirit, Lord! 2 If earthly parents hear Their children when they cry; If they, with love sincere, Their children's wants supply; Much more wilt thou thy love display, And answer when thy children pray. 3 Our heavenly Father thou — We— children nf thy grace — HOLY SPIRIT. Oh let thy spirit now Descend and fill the place; So shall we feel the heavenly flame, And all unite to praise thy name, 169 7s. 1 COME, divine and peaceful Guest, Enter each devoted breast; Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire. Kindle there the gospel fire. 2 Bid our sin and sorrow cease; Fill us with thy heavenly peace; Joy divine we then shall prove, Light of truth— and fire of love. 170 7s. 1 GRACIOUS Spirit— Love divine! Let thy light within me shine: All my guilty fears remove, Fill me with thy heavenly love. 2 Speak thy pardoning grace to mc. Set the burdened sinner free; Lead me to the Lamb of God, Wash me in his precious blood. 3 Life and peace to me impart; Seal salvation on my heart: Breathe thyself into my breast, Earnest of immortal rest. 4 Let me never from thee stray, Keep me in the narrow way; Fill my soul with joy divine. Keep m6 Lord, forever thine. 135 136 HOLY SPIRIT 171 s. at. 1 BLEST Comforter divine! Let rays of heavenly love Amid our gloom and darkness shine, And guide our souls above. 2 Draw, with thy still small voice, Us from each sinful way; And bid the mourning saint rejoice. Though earthly joys decay. 3 By thine inspiring breath Make every cloud of care, And e'en the gloomy vale of death, A smile of glory wear. 4 Oh, fill thou every heart With love to all our race! Great Comforter! to us impart These blessings of thy grace. 172 c. m. 1 WHY should the children of a King" Go mourning all their days? — Great Comforter! descend, and bring Some tokens of thy grace. 2 Dost thou not dwell in all thy saints, And seal them heirs of heaven? When wilt thou banish my complaints, And show my sins forgiven? 3 Assure my conscience of her part In my Redeemer's blood; HOLY SPIRIT. 13' And bear thy witness with my heart, That I am born of God. 4 Thou art the earnest of his love, The pledge of joys to come; And thy soft wings, celestial Dove, Will safe convey me home. 173 c. m. 1 ETERNAL Spirit!— God of truth! Our contrite hearts inspire: Kindle the flame of heavenly love, And feed the poor desire. 2 'Tis thine to soothe the sorrowing mind. With guilt and fear oppressed: 'Tis thine to bid the dying live, And give the weary rest. 3 Subdue the power of every sin, Whate'er that sin may be; That we with humble, holy heart May worship only thee. 4 Then with our spirits witness bear, That we are sons of God; Redeemed from sin, and death, and hell, Through Christ's atoning blood. 174 L. K. The Spirit entreated not to depart. 1 STAY, thou insulted Spirit— stay! Though I have done thee such despite; Cast not a sinner quite away, Nor take thine everlasting flight.. 9 138 HOLY SPIRIT. 2 Though I have most unfaithful been Of all who e'er thy grace received; r Ten thousand times thy goodness seen, Ten thousand times thy goodness grieved; 3 Yet, oh! the chief of sinners spare, In honor of my great High Priest: Nor, in thy righteous anger, swear I shall not see thy people's rest. 4 My weary soul, O God, release: Uphold me with thy gracious hand; Guide me into thy perfect peace, And bring me to the promised land. 175 L. M. 1 LORD, in the temples of thy grace Thy saints behold thy smiling face; Here have we seen thy glory shine With power and majesty divine. 2 Return, O Lord— our spirits cry — Our graces droop— our comforts die; Return, and let thy glories rise Again to our admiring eyes; 3 Till, filled with light, and joy, and love, Thy courts below, like those above, Triumphant hallelujahs raise, Till heaven and earth resound thy praise. 139 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS OF THE GOSPEL. 176 L. M. The Broad and Narrow Ways. 1 BROAD is the road that leads to death, And thousands walk together there, But wisdom shows a narrow path, With here and there a traveller. 2 "Deny thyself, and take thy cross," Is the Redeemer's great command; Nature must count her gold but dross, If she would gain the heavenly land. 3 The fearful soul, that tires and faints, And walks the ways of God no more, Is but esteemed almost a saint, And makes his own destruction sure, 4 Lord, let not all my hopes be vain; Create my heart entirely new, Which hypocrites could ne'er attain; Which false apostates never knew. 177 c. m. 1 STRAIT is the way— the door is strait, That leads to joys on high: 'Tis but a few that find the gate, While crowds mistake and die. 2 Beloved self must be denied, The mind and will renewed, Passion suppressed — and patience tried, And vain desires subdued. 140 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS 3 Lord, can a feeble, helpless worm Fulfil a task so hard? Thy grace must all the work perforin, And give the free reward. 178 s. m. The Way of Sin not the Way to Heaven. 1 CAN sinners hope for heaven, Who love this world so well? Or dream of future happiness, While on the road to hell? 2 Can sin's deceitful way Conduct to Zion's hill? Or those expect with God to reign Who disregard his will? 3 Shall they hosannas sing, With an unhallowed tongue? Shall palms adorn the guilty hand Which does its neighbor wrong? 4 Thy grace, O God, alone, Good hopes can e'er afford ! The pardoned and renewed shall see The glory of the Lord. 179 L. M. Danger of Rejecting Christ. 1 HARK! from the cross a voice of peace Bids Sinai's awful thunder cease! — Sinner! that voice of love obey, From Christ, the true, the living way. 2 How else his presence wilt thou bear, When he in judgment shall appear? OF THE GOSPEL. 141 When slighted love to wrath shall turn, And all the earth like Sinai burn? 3 Now from the cross a voice of peace Bids Sinai's awful thunder cease — O sinner, while 'tis called to-day, That voice of saving love obey. 180 L. M. One Thing Needful. 1 WHY will ye waste on trifling cares That life which God's compassion spares? While, in the various range of thought, The one thing needful is forgot? 2 Shall God invite you from above? Shall Jesus urge his dying love? Shall troubled conscience give you pain? And all these pleas unite in vain? 3 Not so your eyes will always view Those objects which you now pursue: Not so will heaven and hell appear, When death's decisive hour is near. 4 Almighty God! thy grace impart; Fix deep conviction on each heart: Nor let us waste on trifling cares That life which thy compassion spares. 181 8s 7s & 4. The Sinner Invited and Threatened. 1 HEAR, O sinner! — mercy hails you, Now with sweetest voice she calls; Bids you haste to seek the Saviour, Ere the hand of justice falls; 142 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS Hear, O sinner! — 'Tis the voice of mercy calls. 2 See! the storm of vengeance gathering O'er the path you dare to tread; Hark! the awful thunders rolling Loud, and louder o'er your head; — Turn, O sinner! — Lest the lightnings strike you dead. 3 Haste! O sinner! to the Saviour, Seek his mercy while you may; Soon the day of grace is over; Soon your life will pass away; Haste, O sinner! — You must perish — if you stay. 182 8s, 7s & 4. 1 SINNERS, will you scorn the message, Sent in mercy from above? Every sentence — oh how tender! Every line is full of love: Listen to it — Every line is full of love. 2 Hear the heralds of the gospel, News from Zion's King proclaim, "Pardon to each rebel sinner! — Free forgiveness in his name." — How important! — "Free forgiveness in his name! 3 Tempted souls, they bring you succor; Fearful hearts, they quell your fears; And, with news of consolation, Chase away the falling tears: OF THE GOSPEL. 143 Tender heralds! — Chase away the falling tears. 4 False professors — grovelling worldlings, Callous hearers of the word, While the messengers address you, Take the warnings they afford; We entreat you — Take the warnings they afford. 5 Who hath our report believed? Who received the joyful word? Who embraced the news of pardon, Offered to you by the Lord? Can you slight it? Offered to you by the Lord! 6 Oh, ye angels, hovering round us, Waiting spirits, speed your way; Haste ye to the court of heaven, Tidings bear without delay: Rebel sinners Glad the message will obey. 183 s. m. 1 MY son, know thou the Lord, Thy fathers' God obey; Seek his protecting care by night, His guardian hand by day. 2 Call, while he may be found, Oh seek him while he's near; Serve him with all thy heart and mind, And worship him with fear. 144 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS 3 If thou wilt seek his face, His ear will hear thy cry; Then shalt thou find his mercy sure, His grace forever nigh. 4 But if thou leave thy God, Nor choose the path to heaven; Then shalt thou perish in thy sins, And never be forgiven. 184 7s. 1 SINNER! rouse thee from thy sleep, Wake — and o'er thy folly weep; Raise thy spirit, dark and dead, Jesus waits his light to shed. 2 Wake from sleep — arise from death- See the bright and living path: Watchful tread that path — be wise, Leave thy folly — seek the skies. 3 Leave thy folly — cease from crime, From this hour redeem thy time; Life secure, without delay, Evil is thy mortal day. 4 Oh! then, rouse thee from thy sleep, Wake! and o'er thy folly weep; Jesus calls from death and night, Jesus waits to shed his light. 185 7s. Danger of Delay. 1 HASTE, O sinner — now be wise. Stay not for the morrow's sun: OF . HE GOSPEL, 145 Wisdom, if you still despise, Harder is it to be won. 2 Haste — and mercy now implore; Stay not for the morrow's sun; Lest thy season should be o'er Ere this evening's stage be run. 3 Haste, O sinner — now return; Stay not for the morrow's sun; Lest thy lamp should cease to burn, Ere salvation's work is done. 4 Haste, O sinner — now be blest; Stay not for the morrow's sun; Lest perdition thee arrest, Ere the morrow be begun. 186 c. m. The Gospel Trumpet. 1 LET every mortal ear attend, And every heart rejoice; The trumpet of the gospel sounds, With an inviting voice. 2 Ho! all ye hungry, starving souls, That feed upon the wind, And vainly strive with earthly toys To fill th' immortal mind, — 3 Eternal wisdom has prepared A soul-reviving feast, And bids your longing appetites The rich provision taste. 4 Ho! ye that pant for living streams, And pine away and die — 146 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS Here you may quench your raging thirst With springs that never dry. 5 Rivers of love and mercy here In a rich ocean join; Salvation in abundance flows, Like floods of milk and wine. 6 The happy gates of gospel grace Stand open night and day; — Lord — we are come to seek supplies, And drive our wants away. 187 s. m. 1 YE trembling captives, hear! — The gospel trumpet sounds: No music more can charm the ear, Or heal your heart-felt wounds. 2 'Tis not the trump of war, Nor Sinai's awful roar; Salvation's news it spreads afar, And vengeance is no more. 3 Forgiveness, love, and peace, Glad heaven aloud proclaims; And earth the Jubilee's release, With eager rapture, claims. 4 Far, far to distant lands The saving news shall spread; And Jesus all his willing bands, In glorious triumph lead. OF THE GOSPEL. 147 188 L. M. Christ's Invitation to Sinners. 1 "COME hither, all ye weary souls, Ye heavy laden sinners, come; I'll give you rest from all your toils, And raise you to your heavenly home. 2 They shall find rest, who learn of me: I'm of a meek and lowly mind; But passion rages like the sea, And pride is restless as the wind. 3 Blest is the man, whose shoulders take My yoke, and bear it with delight; My yoke is easy to the neck, My grace shall make the burden light." 4 Jesus, we come at thy command; With faith, and hope, and humble zeal, Resign our spirits to thy hand, To mould and guide us at thy will. 189 c. m. 1 THE Saviour calls — let every ear Attend the heavenly sound; Ye doubting souls, dismiss your fear; Hope smiles reviving round. 2 For every thirsty, longing heart, Here, streams of bounty flow; And life, and health, and bliss impart, To banish mortal wo. 3 Ye sinners, come — 'tis mercy's voic That gracious voice obey; 148 WARNINGS AND INVITATION? 'Tis Jesus calls to heavenly joys — And can you yet delay? 4 Dear Saviour! draw reluctant hearts; To thee let sinners fly, And take the bliss thy love imparts, And drink — and never die. 190 7s. 1 COME! said Jesus' sacred voice, Come, and make my paths your choice: I will guide you to your home — Weary pilgrims! hither come. 2 Hither come — for here is found Balm for every bleeding wound, Peace, which ever shall endure — Rest, eternal — sacred — sure! 191 C. M. Invitation to the Heavy-laden. 1 ALL ye, who feel distressed for sin, And fear eternal wo, You Christ invites to enter in — This hour to Jesus go! 2 He, by his own almighty word, Will all your fears remove; For every wound his precious blood A sovereign balm shall prove, 3 His conquering grace shall set you free From sin's oppressive chains, From Satan's hateful tyranny, And everlasting pains. OF THE GOSPEL- 149 4 Come then, ye heavy-laden — come! His instant help implore: Millions have found a peaceful home — There's room for millions more. 192 L. M. ! 1 COME, weary souls, with sin oppressed, i Oh come! accept the promised rest: j The Saviour's gracious call obey, ! And cast your gloomy fears away. ' 2 Oppressed with guilt — a painful load, Oh come, and bow before your God! Divine compassion, mighty love, Will all the painful load remove. 3 Here mercy's boundless ocean flows, To cleanse your guilt — and heal your woes — Here's pardon, life, and endless peace — How rich the gift! — how free the grace! 193 c. m. 1 SINNERS, the voice of God regard; His mercy speaks to-day; He calls you by his sovereign word, From sin's destructive way. 2 Like the rough sea that cannot rest, You live devoid of peace; A thousand stings within your breast, Deprives your souls of ease. 3 Why will you in the crooked ways Of sin and folly go? In pain you travail all your days. To rean in mortal wo! 150 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS 4 But he, who turns to God, shall live, Through his abounding grace: His mercy will the guilt forgive Of those who seek his face. 5 Bow to the sceptre of his word, Renouncing every sin; Submit to him, your sovereign Lord, And learn his will divine, (j His love exceeds your highest thoughts! He pardons like a God! He will forgive your numerous faults Through our Redeemer's blood. 194 s. m. 1 OH, cease! my wandering soul, On restless wing to roam; All this wide world, to either pole, Has not for thee a home. 2 Behold the ark of God! Behold the open door; Oh! haste to gain that dear abode, And rove, my soul, no more. 3 There, safe thou shalt abide, There, sweet shall be thy rest, And every longing satisfied, With full salvation blest. 195 8s, 7s & 4. Sinners entreated by the mercies of Christ. 1 COME, ye sinners — poor and wretched, Come in mercy's gracious hour! OF THE GOSPEL. 151 Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love, and power: He is able He is willing — doubt no more. 2 Come, ye thirsty — ye are welcome! God's free bounty glorify: True belief, and true repentance, Every grace which brings us nigh, Without money Come to Jesus Christ, and buy. , 3 Agonizing in the garden, Lo! the Saviour prostrate lies! On the bloody cross behold him, Hear him cry before he dies — "It is finished!" Heaven's atoning sacrifice! 4 Lo! th' incarnate God, ascended, Pleads the merit of his blood: Venture on him — venture wholly; Let no other trust intrude: None but Jesus Can do helpless sinners good. 196 H. M. 1 YE dying sons of men, Immerged in sin and wo! Now mercy calls again, Its message is to you. Ye perishing and guilty, come! In mercy's arms there yet is room . 2 No longer now delay, Nor vain excuses frame: 152 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS Christ bids you come to-day, Though poor, and blind, and lame: All things are ready — sinners, come! For every trembling soul there's room. 3 Drawn by his dying love, Ye wandering sheep, draw near! He calls you from above, The Shepherd's voice now hear: To him whoever will may come, In Jesus' arms there still is room. 197 c. m. 1 SINNERS, behold the Lamb of God, Who takes away our guilt; Look to th' atoning precious blood, That for our sins he spilt. 2 Sinners, to Jesus now draw near, Invited by his word; The chief of sinners need not fear; Behold the Lamb of God. 3 Backsliders, too, the Saviour calls, And washes in his blood; Arise — return from grievous falls; Behold the Lamb of God. 4 In every state, and time, and place, Nought plead but Jesus' blood; However wretched be your case, Behold the Lamb of God. 5 Spirit of grace, to us apply Tmmanuel's precious blood; OF THE GOSPEL, 153 That we may, with thy saints on high, Behold the Lamb of God. 198 s. m. 1 THE Spirit in our hearts, Is whispering, 'Sinner come;' The bride, the church of Christ, proclaims To all his children, 'Come!' 9 Let him that heareth say To all about him, 'Come!' Let him that thirsts for righteousness, To Christ, the fountain, come! 3 Yes, whosoever will, Oh let him freely come, And freely drink the stream of life; 'Tis Jesus bids him come. 4 Lo! Jesus, who invites, Declares, 'I quickly come:' Lord, even so! we wait thy hour; O blest Redeemer, come. 199 c. m. 1 OH what amazing words of grace Are in the gospel found! Suited to every sinner's case, Who knows the joyful sound. 2 Poor, sinful, thirsty, fainting souk.. Are freely welcome here; Salvation, like a river, rolls, Abundant, free, and clear. 10 154 WARNINGS ANI> INVITATIONS 3 Come then, with all your wants and wounds, Your every burden bring! Here love, unchanging love, abounds, A deep, celestial spring! 4 Whoever will — oh gracious word! Shall of this stream partake; Come, thirsty souls — and bless the Lord, And drink for Jesus' sake. 5 Millions of sinners, vile as you, Have here found life and peace; Come, then, and prove its virtues too; And drink, adore, and bless. 200 c. m. The Gospel Feast. 1 YE wretched, hungry, starving poor, Behold a royal feast! Where mercy spreads her bounteous store. For every humble guest. 2 There Jesus stands with open arms; He calls — he bids you come: Though guilt restrains, and fear alarms, Behold, there yet is room. 3 Oh! come, and with his children taste The blessings of his love; While hope expects the sweet repast Of nobler joys above. 1 There, with united heart and voice, Before th' eternal throne, Ten thousand thousand souls rejoice, In songs on earth unknown. OF THE GOSPEL. 155 5 And yet ten thousand thousand more Arc welcome still to come: Ye longing- souls, the grace adore, And enter while there's room, 201 s. m. Now the accepted time 1 NOW is th' accepted time, Now is the day of grace; Now, sinners, come, without dcla} r And seek the Saviour's face. 2 Now is th' accepted time, The Saviour calls to-day;. To-morrow it may be too late, Then why should you delay 7 3 Now is th' accepted time, The gospel bids you come; And every promise in his word Declares there yet is room, 4 Lord, draw reluctant souls, And feast them with thy love. Then will the angels swiftly fly To bear the news above. 202 c. m. Pardon and Sanctijicatlon offered: 1 IN vain we lavish out our lives To gather empty wind; The choicest blessings earth can yield Will starve a hungry mind. 156 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS 2 But God can every want supply, And fill our hearts with peace: He gives by covenant, and by oath, The riches of his grace. ■3 Come — and he'll cleanse our spotted souls, And wash away our stains, In that dear fountain which his Son Poured from his dying veins. 4 There shall his sacred spirit dwell, And deep engrave his law; And every motion of our souls To sweet obedience draw. 5 Thus will he pour salvation down, And we shall render praise; We, the dear people of his love, And he, our God of grace. 203 c. m. 1 RETURN, O wanderer— now return! And seek thy Father's face! Those new desires which in thee burn, Were kindled by his grace. £2 Return, O wanderer — now return! He hears thy humble sigh: He sees thy softened spirit mourn, When no one else is nigh. 3 Return, O wanderer — now return! Thy Saviour bids thee live: Go to his feet — and grateful learn- How freely he'll forgive. OF TJIE QOSPJBL. 157 4 Return, O wanderer — now return! And wipe the falling tear: Thy father calls — no longer mourn! "Tis love invites thee near. 204 c. m. The sucessful Resolve. 1 COME, humble sinner, in whose breast A thousand thoughts revolve; Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed, And make this last resolve: 2 'I'll go to Jesus, though my sin 'Hath like a mountain rose; • 'I know his courts, I'll enter in, 'Whatever may oppose: 3 'Prostrate I'll lie before his throne, 'And there my guilt confess; 'I'll tell him I'm a wretch undone, 'Without his sovereign grace: 4 'I'll to the gracious King approach, 'Whose sceptre pardon gives; 'Perhaps he may command my touch, 'And then the suppliant lives. ilS 'Perhaps he will admit my plea, 'Perhaps will hear my prayer; 'But if I perish I will pray, 'And perish only there." 5 'I can but perish if I go, I am resolv'd to try; 'For if I stay away, I know 'I must forever die,' 158 WARNINGS AND INVITATIONS 7 But if I die with mercy sought, When T the King have tried, This were to die (delightful thought!) As sinner never died. 205 7s. 1 SINNERS, turn— why will ye die? God, your Maker, asks you why: God, who did your being give, Made you with himself to live. 2 Sinners, turn — why will ye die? God, your Saviour, asks } r ou why: He, who did your souls retrieve, He who died, that ye might live. 3 Will you let him die in vain? Crucify your Lord again? Why — ye ransomed sinners — why Will ye slight his grace, and die? 4 Sinners, turn — why will ye die? God, the Spirit, asks you why: He who all your lives hath strove, Woo'd you to embrace his love; — 5 Will ye not his grace receive? Will ye still refuse to live? Oh! ye dying sinners, why — Why will ye forever die? 206 l. m. Expostulation. 1 SINNER, oh why so thoughtless grown? Why in such dreadful haste to die? OF THE GOSPEL. 159 Daring to leap to worlds unknown! Heedless against thy God to fly! "2 Wilt thou despise eternal fate, Urged on by sin's delusive dreams? Madly attempt th' infernal gate, And force thy passage to the flames ? 3 Stay, sinner, on the gospel plains; And hear the Lord of life unfold The glories of his dying pains! Forever telling, yet untold! CONVICTION AND CONFESSION 207 c. m. Conviction by the Law. 1 LORD, how secure my conscience was. And felt no inward dread! I was alive without the law, And thought my sins were dead. 2 My hopes of heaven were firm and bright; But since the precept came With such convincing power and light, I find how vile I am. 3 My guilt appeared but small before, Till I with terror saw How perfect, holy, just, and pure, Is thine eternal law. 4 Then felt my soul the heavy load — My sins revived again; 160 CONVICTION AND CONFESSION I had provoked a dreadful God, And all my hopes were slain. 5 My God! I cry with every breath, Exert thy power to save, Oh! break the yoke of sin and death., And thus redeem the slave. 208 s. m. 1 MY former hopes are fled, My terror now begins; I feel, alas! that I am dead In trespasses and sins. 2 Ah, whither shall I fly? I hear the thunder roar; The law proclaims destruction nigh And vengeance at the door, 3 When I review my ways, I dread impending doom; But sure a friendly whisper says, "Flee from the wrath to come," 4 I see, or think I see, A glimmering from afar; A beam of day, that shines for me x To save me from despair. 5 Forerunner of the sun, It marks the pilgrim's way; I'll gaze upon it while I run,. And watch the rising day. CONVICTION AND CONFESSION. 161 209 L. M. Impenitence deplored. 1 AMID displays of wrath and love, What stubborn creatures, Lord, are we! No relish for the joys of heaven, No dread of endless misery. 2 With what a base contempt we treat Thy threatenings and thy promises! Duty neglect — and mercy slight, Nor fear to sin — nor seek to please. 3 Could angels weep — for us they'd mourn; Break, then, these flinty hearts, O God! Sure we must melt beneath thy grace, Or feel the terrors of thy rod. 210 c. m. Confession 1 ALMIGHTY Father! God of grace! We all, like sheep astray, In folly, from thy paths have turned, Each to his sinful way. 2 Sins of omission and of act Through all our lives abound; Alas! in thought, and word, and deed, No health in us is found. 3 Oh spare us, Lord! — in mercy spare! Our contrite souls restore, Through him who suffered on the cross, And man's transgressions bore, 162 CONVICTION AND CONFESSION. 4 And grant, O Father! for his sake That we, through all our days, A just and holy life may lead, To thine eternal praise. 211 C. M. Coldness and Inconstancy lamented, 1 LONG have we heard the joyful sound Of thy salvation, Lord! Yet still how weak our faith is found, And knowledge of thy word. 2 How cold and feeble is our love! How negligent our fear! How low our hopes of joys above! How few affections there! 3 Great God! thy sovereign power impart, To give thy word success! Write thy salvation in each heart, And make us learn thy grace. 4 Show our forgetful feet the way That leads to joys on high; Where knowledge grows without decay, And love shall never die. 212 L. M. Pardon and sanctijication penitently implored. 1 SHOW pity, Lord— O Lord, forgive. Let a repenting rebel live; Are not thy mercies large and free? May not a sinner trust in thee? 2 My crimes are great— but can't surpass The power and glory of thy grace: CONVICTION AND CONFESSION. 163 Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found. 3 Oh wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offences pain mine eyes. 4 My lips, with shame, my sins confess, Against thy law — against thy grace: Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemned — but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet, save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word. Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. 213 L. M. 1 DEAR Jesus — when — when shall it be, That I no more shall break with thee? When will this war of passion cease, And I enjoy a lasting peace? 2 Here I repent, and sin again; Sometimes revive — sometimes am slain; Slain with the same malignant dart, Which, oh! too often wounds thy heart. 3 When, gracious Lord, when shall it be a That I shall find my all in thee; 164 CHRISTIAN GRACES. The fullness of thy promise prove, And feast on thine eternal love? CHRISTIAN GRACES. 214 c. m. Prayer for Repentance. 1 OH for that tenderness of heart, Which bows before the Lord! That owns how just and good thou art, And trembles at thy word! 2 Oh for those humble, contrite tears Which from repentance flow! That sense of guilt, which trembling fears The long suspended blow. 3 Saviour, to me in pity give For sin the deep distress, The pledge thou wilt at last receive, And bid me die in peace! — 4 Oh fill my soul with faith and love, And strength to do thy will; Raise my desires and hopes above, Thyself to me reveal. 215 c. ». Repentance in view of Divine Patience, J AND are we, wretches, yet alive! And do we yet rebel ! CHRISTIAN GRACES. 165 'Tis boundless! 'tis amazing love! That bears us up from hell ! 2 The burden of our weighty guilt Would sink us down to flames; And threatening vengeance rolls above, To crush our feeble frames. 3 Almighty goodness cries, "Forbear" — And straight the thunder stays; And dare we now provoke his wrath, And weary out his grace. 4 Lord — we have long abused thy love, Too long indulged our sin; Our aching hearts now bleed to see What rebels we have been. 5 No more, ye lusts, shall ye command; No more will we obey: Stretch out, O God, thy conquering hand, And drive thy foes away. 216 S. M. Ingratitude deplored. 1 IS this the kind return? Are these the thanks we owe? Thus to abuse eternal love, Whence all our blessings flow! 2 To what a stubborn frame Has sin reduced our mind! What strange, rebellious wretches we! And God as strangely kind! 3 Turn — turn us, mighty God! And mould our souls afresh! 166 CHRISTIAN GRACES. Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, And give us hearts of flesh. 1 Let past ingratitude Provoke our weeping eyes! And hourly, as new mercies fall, Let hourly thanks arise. 217 c. m. Indwelling Sin lamented. 1 WITH tears of anguish I lament, Before thy feet, my God, My passion, pride, and discontent, And vile ingratitude. 2 Sure there was ne'er a heart so base, So false as mine has been; So faithless to its promises, So prone to every sin. 3 How long, dear Saviour, shall I feel These struggles in my breast? When wilt thou bow my stubborn will, And give my conscience rest? 4 Break, sovereign grace — oh break the charm, And set the captive free; Reveal, great God, thy mighty arm, And haste to rescue me. 218 7s. 1 GOD of mercy! — God of grace! Hear our sad, repentant songs, Oh restore thy suppliant race, Thou to whom our praise belongs CHRISTIAN GRACES. 16' 2 Deep regret for follies past, Talents wasted — time misspent; Hearts debased by worldly cares, Thankless for the blessings lent, — 3 Foolish fears, and fond desires, Vain regrets for things as vain, Lips too seldom taught to praise, Oft to murmur and complain; — i Tbese, and every secret fault, Filled with grief and shame, we own Humbled at thy feet we lie, Seeking pardon from thy throne! 5 God of mercy! God of grace! Hear our sad, repentant songs; Oh restore thy suppliant race, Thou to whom our praise belongs! 219 s. m. Repentance in View of ChrisVs Compassion 1 DID Christ o'er sinners weep, And shall our cheeks be dry? Let floods of penitential grief Burst forth from every eye. 2 The Son of God in tears The wondering angels see! Be thou astonished, O my soul! He shed those tears — for thee 3 He wept — that we might weep — Each sin demands a tear; In heaven nlone no sin is found, And there's no weeping there 168 CHRISTIAN GRACES. 220 c. m. 1 DEAR Saviour! when my thoughts recall The wonders of thy grace, Low at thy feet, ashamed, I fall, And hide this wretched face. 2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid? Ah! vile, ungrateful heart! By earth's low cares detained — betrayed From Jesus to depart: — 3 From Jesus who alone can give True pleasure, peace, and rest: When absent from my Lord, I live Unsatisfied, unblest. 4 But he, for his own mercy's sake, My wandering soul restores: He bids the mourning heart partake The pardon it implores. 5 Oh! while I breathe to thee, my Lord, The humble, contrite sigh, Confirm the kind, forgiving word. With pity in thine eye! 6 Then shall the mourner at thy feet Rejoice to seek thy face; And, grateful, own how kind — how sweet Is thy forgiving grace. 221 7s. 1 DEPTH of mercy!— can there be Mercy still reserved for me? , Can my God his wrath forbear 1 Me, the chief sinners, spare? CHRISTIAN GRACES. 169 2 I have long withstood his grace; Long provoked him to his face; Would not hear his gracious calls; Grieved him by a thousand falls. 3 Yet how great his mercies are! Me he still delights to spare: Cries — "How shall I give thee up?" Lets the lifted thunder drop. 4 Jesus, answer from above: Is not all thy nature love? Wilt thou not the wrong forget? — Lo, I fall before thy feet. 5 Now incline me to repent! Let me now my fall lament! Deeply my revolt deplore! Weep, believe, and sin no more. 222 c. m. Sin betvailed as causing the death of Christ, 1 OH, if my soul was formed for wo, How would I vent my sighs! Repentance should like rivers flow From both my streaming eyes. 2 'Twas for my sins my dearest Lord Hung on the cursed tree, And groaned away a dying life, For thee, my soul, for thee. 3 Oh, how I hate those lusts of mine, That crucified my Lord; Those sighs, that pierced and nailed his flesh Fast to the fatal wood! 11 170 CHRISTIAN GRACKS.' 4 Yes, my Redeemer — they shall die — My heart has so decreed; Nor will I spare the guilty things That made my Saviour bleed. 5 While with a melting, broken heart . My murdered Lord I view — I'll raise revenge against my sins, And slay the murderers too. 223 c. m. Self-righteous Hopes renounced. 1 VAIN are the hopes the sons of men On their own works have built; Their hearts by nature all unclean, And all their actions guilt. 2 Let Jew and Gentile stop their mouth Without a murmuring word, Let all the race of man confess Their guilt before the Lord. 3 In vain we ask God's righteous law To justify us now; Since to convince and to condemn Is all the law can do. 4 Jesus, how glorious is thy grace! — When in thy name we trust, Our faith reeeives a righteousness That makes the sinner just. 224 c. m Pardon Implored. 1 PROSTRATE, dear Jesus, at thy feet, A guilty rebel lies; CHRISTIAN GRACES. 171 And upwards to thy mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceaseless torrents flow. 3 But no such sacrifice I plead To ex-piate my guilt; No tears, but those which thou hast shed- No blood, but thou hast spilt. 4 I plead thy sorrows, dearest Lord; Do thou my sins forgive: Thy justice will approve the word That bids the sinner live. 225 c. m. 1 LORD, I approach the mercy-seat, Where thou dost answer prayer; There humbly fall before thy feet, For none can perish there. 2 Thy promise is my only plea; With this I venture nigh; Thou callest burdened souls to thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely pressed, By war without, and fear within, I come to thee for rest. 4 Be thou my shield and hiding-place; That, sheltered near thy side, 172 CHRISTIAN GRACES. I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him — thou hast died. 5 Oh wondrous love! — to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name. 226 s. m. 1 THOU Lord of all above, And all below the sky, Prostrate before thy feet I fall, And for thy mercy cry. 2 Forgive my follies past, The crimes which I have done: Oh, bid a contrite sinner live, Through thine incarnate Son. 3 Guilt, like a heavy load, Upon my conscience lies; To thee I make my sorrows known, And lift my weeping eyes. 4 The burden which I feel, Thou only canst remove; Do thou display thy pardoning grace, And thine unbounded love. 5 One gracious look of thine Will ease my troubled breast: • Oh! let me know my sins forgiven, And I shall then be blest. CHRISTIAN ^ JEW c. m. 1 fnm God dt \ n •• i < Ml thou, srhase 1< oder men v b •ritiou's bumble sigh; • hand indulgent wipes iho teat ■ From sorrow*s srecpui • th) throw i \ iidt nr mourn: II \»[ thou not bid in' Haiti ' k H ibaJ] my guilty (nn prevail -is.- DM troni t h \, feetl Oh! I» t nol thi^ dear refuge fail, •n .it. nt from thee, my God, my Light! Without one cheering Through dangers, fears, and U in\ •ray! . | I nine on tin* benighted I With beams at merer ihine! \iiKL. 3 From east to west, from north to south, Then be his name adored: Let earth, with all its millions, shout, Hosanna to the Lord! 352 c. m. 1 THOUGH now the nations sit beneath The darkness of o'erspreading death, God will arise with light divine, On Zion's holy towers to shine. 2 That light shall glance on distant lands, And heathen tribes, in joyful bands, Come with exulting haste to prove The power and greatness of his love. 3 Lord, spread the triumphs of thy grace; Let truth, and righteousness, and pence, In mild and lovely forms, display The glories of the latter day. 353 8s 7s & 4. 1 O'ER the gloomy hills of darkness, Look, my soul — be still, and gaze; See the promises advancing To a glorious day of grace! Blessed jubilee! Let thy glorious morning dawn! 2 Let the dark, benighted pagan, Let the rude barbarian, see That, divine and glorious conquest Once obtained on Calvary: UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL, 249 Let the gospel Loud resound, from pole to pole. 3 Kingdoms wide, that sit in darkness, Grant them, Lord, the glorious light; Now, from eastern coast to western, May the morning chase the night; Let redemption, Freely purchased, win the day! 4 Fly abroad, thou mighty gospel; Win and conquer — never cease! May thy lasting, wide dominions Multiply, and still increase: Sway thy sceptre, Saviour, all the world around! 354 8s 7s & 4. Influence of the Spirit necessary. 1 WHO, but thou, almighty Spirit, Can the heathen world reclaim? Men may preach — but till thou favor, Heathens will be still the same: Mighty Spirit! Witness to the Saviour's name. 2 Thou hast promised, by the prophets, Glorious light in latter days: Come, and bless bewildered nations, Change our prayers and tears to praise: Promised Spirit! Round the world diffuse thv rays. 16 250 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSrEL. 3 All our hopes, and prayers, and labors, Must be vain without thine aid: But thou wilt not disappoint us — All is true that thou hast said: Faithful Spirit! O'er the world thine influence shed. 355 c. m. 1 ALMIGHTY Spirit, now behold A world by sin destroyed: Creating Spirit, as of old, Move on the formless void! 2 Give thou the word — that healing sound Shall quell the deadly strife, And earth again, like Eden crowned, Bring forth the tree of life. 3 If sang the morning stars for joy, When nature rose to view, What strains will angel-harps employ, When thou shalt all renew! — 4 And if the sons of God rejoice To hear a Saviour's name, How will the ransomed raise their voice, To whom the Saviour came! 5 Lo, every kindred, every tribe, Assembling round the throne, The new creation shall ascribe To sovereign love alone. UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 251 356 l. m. Prayer for the Conversion of the World? 1 INDULGENT Sovereign of the skies, And wilt thou bow thy gracious ear? While feeble mortals raise their cries; Wilt thou, the great Jehovah, hear? 2 Look down, O God, with pitying eye, And view the desolations round; See what wide realms in darkness lie! What scenes of wo and crime abound: 3 Loud let the gospel trumpet blow, And call the nations from afar; Let all the isles their Saviour know, And earth's remotest ends draw near. 357 s. m. 1 O GOD of Sovereign grace, We bow before thy throne, And plead, for all the human race, The merits of thy Son. 2 Spread through the earth, O Lord, The knowledge of thy ways: And let all lands with joy record The great Redeemer's praise! 358 c. m. 1 GREAT God! the nations of the earth Are by creation thine; 252 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. And in thy works; by all beheld, Thy power and glory shine. 2 But, Lord, thy greater love has sent Thy gospel to mankind: Unveiling what rich stores of grace Arc treasured in thy mind. 3 Oh when shall these glad tidings spread The spacious earth around, Till every tribe — and every soul, Shall hear the joyful sound? 4 Smile, Lord, on each divine attempt To spread the gospel's rays, And build on sin's demolished throne A temple to thy praise. 359 s. m. 1 O LORD, our God, arise, The cause of truth maintain; And wide o'er all the peopled world Extend her blessed reign. 2 Thou Prince of life, arise, Nor let thy glory cease; Far spread the conquests of thy grace, And bless the earth with peace. 3 Thou Holy Ghost, arise, Extend thy healing wing, And o'er a dark and ruined world Let light and order spring, 4 Let all on earth arise, To God the Saviour sing, UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 253 From shore to shore — from earth to heaven, Let echoing anthems ring! 360 h. m. 1 -SOVEREIGN of worlds above, And Lord of all below, Thy faithfulness and love, Thy power and mercy show. Fulfil thy word, Thy Spirit give; Let heathens live, And praise the Lord. 2 lew be the years that roll, Ere all shall worship thee; The travail of his soul Soon let the Saviour see: O God of grace! Thy power employ; Fill earth with joy, And heaven with praise. 361 L. M. 1 ARISE, in all thy splendor, Lord, Let power attend thy gracious word; Unveil the beauties of thy face, And show the glories of thy grace. 2 Diffuse thy light and truth abroad, And be thou known th' almighty God; Make bare thine arm — thy power display, While truth and grace thy sceptre sway. 254 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL, 3 Send forth thy messengers of peace, Make Satan's reign and empire cease; Let thy salvation, Lord, be known, That all the world thy power may own. 362 l. m. 1 SOVEREIGN of worlds! display thy power, Be this thy Zion's favored hour: Oh bid the morning-star arise, Oh point the heathen to the skies. 9 Set up thy throne where Satan reigns, In western wilds, and heathen plains, Far let the gospel's sound be known; Make thou the universe thine own. 3 Speak! and the world shall hear thy voice; Speak! and the desert shall rejoice: Scatter the gloom of heathen night, Bid every nation hail the light. 363 l. m. 1 ASCEND thy throne, almighty King; Now spread thy glories all abroad; Let thine own arm salvation bring, And be thou known the gracious God, 2 Let millions bow before thy seat, Let humble mourners seek thy face, Bring daring rebels to thy feet, [Subdued by thy victorious grace, 3 Oh let the kingdoms of the world Become the kingdoms of the Lord; Let saints and angels praise thy name; Be thou thro 1 heaven and earth adored. 364 l. m. 1 Arm of the Lord, awake! — awake! Put on thy strength — the nations shake- Now let the world, adoring, see Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee. 2 Say to the heathen, from thy throne, 'I am Jehovah, God alone!' Thy voice their idols shall confound, And cast their altars to the ground. 3 Let Zion's time of favor come! Oh, bring the tribes of Israel home! Soon may our wandering eyes behold Gentiles and Jews in Jesus' fold! 4 Almighty God! thy grace proclaim Through every clime — of every name! Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Saviour Lord of all! 365 l. m. Prayer for the Jews. 1 ARISE, great God! and let thy grace Shed its glad beams on Jacob's race; Restore the long-lost, scattered band, And call them to their native land. ve 256 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION' OF THE GOSPEL. 2 Their misery let thy mercy heal, Their trespass hide — their pardon seal; O God of Israel! hear our prayer, And grant them still thy love to share. 3 How long shall Jacob's offspring- prov The sad suspension of thy love? Say — shall thy wrath forever burn? And shall thy mercy ne'er return? 4 Thy quickening Spirit now impart, And wake to joy each grateful hearty While Israel's rescued tribes in thee Their bliss and full salvation see. 366 8s, 7s & 4. 1 MAY the glorious day of promise Come and spread its cheerful ray, When the scattered sheep of Israel Shall no longer go astray; When hosannas With united voice they cry. 2 Lord! how long wilt thou be angry? Shall thy wrath forever burn? Rise! redeem thine ancient people; Their transgressions from them turn, King of Israel! Come, and set thy people free! 367 8s, 7s & 4. 1 O'ER the realms of pagan darkness,. Let the eye of pity gaze; UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION* OF THE GOSPEL. 257 See the kindreds of the people Lost in sin's bewildering maze: Darkness brooding On the face of all the earth. 2 Light of them that sit in darkness! Rise and shine — thy blessings bring: Light to lighten all the Gentiles! Rise with healing on thy wing; To thy brightness Let all kings and nations come. 3 May the heathen, now adoring Idol-gods of wood and stone, Come, and, worshipping before him, Serve the living God alone: Let thy glory Fill the earth as floods the sea. 4 Thou to whom all power is given, Speak the word — at thy command, Let the company of preachers Spread thy name from land to land; Lord be with them Alway to the end of time. 368 8s, 7s & 4. 1 GIRD thy sword on, mighty Saviour, Make the word of truth thy car: Prosper in thy course, triumphant; All success attend thy war; 258 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. Gracious victor, Bring; the trophies from afar. 2 Majesty combined with meekness, Righteousness and peace unite To insure thy blessed conquests — Take possession of thy right: Ride triumphant, Dressed in robes of purest light. 3 Blest are they that touch thy sceptre! Blest are all that own thy reign; Freed from sin — that worst of tyrants- Rescued from its galling chain; Saints and angels, All who knew thee, bless thy reign. 369 c. m. 1 HAIL mighty Jesus! how divine Is thy victorious sword! The stoutest rebel must resign, At thy commanding word. 2 Still gird thy sword upon thy thigh; Ride with majestic sway: Go forth, great Prince, triumphantly, And make thy foes obey. 3 And when thy victories are complete, And all the chosen race Shall round the throne of mercy meet, To sing thy conquering grace, — UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 259 4 Oh may my humble soul be found Among that favored band; And I with them thy praise shall sound, Throughout Immanuel's land. 370 h. 3i. 1 ALL hail! incarnate God! The wondrous things foretold Of thee, in sacred writ, With joy our eyes behold! Still does thine arm new trophies wear, And monuments of g'ory rear. 2 Oh haste, victorious Prince, That glorious, happy day, When souls, like drops of dew, Shall own thy gentle sway: Oh may it bless our longing eyes, And bear our shouts beyond the skies! 3 All hail! triumphant Lord, Eternal be thy reign: Behold the nations wait To wear thy gentle chain: When earth and time are known no more, Thy throne shall stand forever sure. 371 c. m. Enlargement and Glory of the Church. I O'ER mountain tops the mount of God In latter davs shall rise — 260 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. Above the summits of the hills — And draw the wandering eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues shall flow; 'Up to the mount of God,' they say, 'And to his house we'll go.' 3 The beams which shine from Zion's hill Shall lighten every land; The king who reigns in Salem's towers Shall all the world command. 372 8s, 7s & 4. 1 ON the mountain's top appearing, Lo! the sacred herald stands! Welcome news to Zion bearing, Zion long in hostile lands. Mourning captive God himself shall loose thy bands. 2 Lo! thy sun is risen in glory! God himself appears thy friend; All thy foes shall flee before thee; Here their boasted triumphs end: Great deliverance Zion's King vouchsafes to send. 3 Enemies no more shall trouble; All thy wrongs shall be redressed; UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 261 For thy shame thou shalt have double, In thy Maker's favor blest; All thy conflicts End in an eternal rest. 373 s. m. 1 RISE, gracious God! and shine In all thy saving might; Now prosper every good design To spread thy glorious light: 2 Oh bring the nations near, That they may sing thy praise: Thy word let all the people hear, And learn thy holy ways: 3 Put forth thy glorious power! All nations then will see; And earth present her grateful store In converts born to thee. 374 h. m. Promise. I O ZION, tune thy voice, And raise thy hands on high! Tell all the earth thy joys, And boast salvation nigh: Cheerful in God, Arise and shine, b While rays divine Stream all abroad. 262 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSrEL. "2 He gilds thy mourning face With beams which cannot fade: His all-resplendent grace He pours around thy head: The nations round Thy form shall view, With lustre new Divinely crowned. 3 In honor to his name, Reflect that sacred light; And loud that grace proclaim, Which makes thy darkness bright: Pursue his praise, Till sovereign love, In worlds above, The glory raise. Pause I. — Response. 4 Lord of the worlds above, How pleasant and how fair, The dwellings of thy love, Thine earthly temples are; To thine abode My heart aspires, With warm desires To see my God. 5 The sparrow for her young, With pleasure seeks a nest; And wandering swallows long To find their wonted rest: My spirit faints With equal zeal UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 263 To rise and dwell Among thy saints. 6 O happy souls, that pray Where God appoints to hear! O happy men, that pay Their constant service there! They praise thee still; And happy they That love the way To Zion's hill. 7 They go from strength to strength, Through this dark vale of tears, Till each arrives at length, Till each in heaven appears. glorious seat, When God our King Shall thither bring Our willing feet! Pause II. — Experience. 8 To spend one sacred day, Where God and saints abide, Affords diviner joy, Than thousand days beside: Where God resorts, 1 love it more To keep the door Than shine in courts. 9 God is our sun aud shield, Our light and our defence, 264 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. With gifts his hands are fill'd, We draw our blessings thence. He will bestow On Jacob's race Peculiar grace, And glory too. 10 The Lord his people loves His hand no good withholds From those his heart approves, From pure and pious souls. Thrice happy he, O God of hosts! Whose spirit trusts Alone in thee. Pause III. — Triumph. 11 Praise to the Lord on high, Who spreads his triumphs wide! While Jesus' fragrant name Is breath'd on every side: Balmy and rich The odors rise, And fill the earth, And reach the skies. 12 Ten thousand dying souls Its influence feel — and live; Sweeter than vital air The incense they receive They breathe anew, And rise and sing Jesus, the Lord, Their conq'ring king. UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 26£ 375 8s, 7s & 4. 1 YES! \vc trust the day is breaking; Joyful times arc near at hand; God — the mighty God, is speaking By his word, in every land; When he chooses, Darkness flies at his command. i2 While the foe becomes more daring, While he enters like a flood, God, the Saviour, is preparing Means to spread his truth abroad- Every language Soon shall tell the love of God. 3 Oh! 'tis pleasant — 'tis reviving To our hearts to hear, each day, Joyful news from far arriving, How the gospel wins its way; Those enlightening, Who in death and darkness lay. 4 God of Jacob, high and glorious, Let thy people see thy hand; Let the gospel be victorious, Through the world — in every land, Then shall idols Perish, Lord — at thy command. 376 l. m. 1 BEHOLD the heathen waits to kno*r The joy the gospel will bestow; The exiled captive to receive The freedom Jesus has to give, 17 266 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 2 Come, let us, with a grateful heart, In this blest labour share a part; Our prayers and offerings gladly bring To aid the triumphs of our King. 3 Our hearts exult in songs of praise, That we have seen these latter days; When our Redeemer shall be known, Where Satan long hath held his throne. 4 Where'er his hand hath spread the skiee, Sweet incense to his name shall rise; And slave, and freeman — Greek, and Jew By sovereign grace be formed anew. 377 8s & 7s.- 1 WITH my substance I will honor My Redeemer and my Lord; Were ten thousand worlds my manor, All were nothing to his word. 2 While the heralds of salvation His abounding grace proclaim, Let his friends, of every station, Ghdly join to spread his fame. 3 May his kingdom be promoted; May the world the Saviour know;' Be my all to him devoted; To my Lord my all I owe. 4' P^ais© the Saviour, all ye nations; Praise him, all ye hosts above; Shout with joyful acclamations, His divine — victorious love.- '/NIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE COSrEL. '2"}1 378 p. k. Departure of Missionaries. 1 ROLL on, thou mighty ocean! And, as thy billows flow, Bear messengers of mercy To every land below. Arise, ye gales! and waft them Safe to the destined shore; That man may sit in darkness, And death's black shade, no more. 2 O thou eternal Ruler! Who boldest in thine arm The tempests of the ocean, Proteot them from ah 1 harm! Thy presence e'er be with them, Wherever they may be, Though far from us who love them— Still let them be with thee! 379 s. m. 1 YE messengers of Christ, His sovereign voice obey; Arise, and follow where he leads,- And peace attend your way! 2 The Master whom you serve Will needful strength bestow; Depending on his promised aid, With sacred courage — go. 3 Go, spread the Saviour's fame; Go, tell his matchless grace; 268 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. Proclaim salvation full and free To Adam's guilty race. i Mountains shall sink to plains, And hell in vain oppose; The cause is God's — and will prevail In spite of all his foes, 380 8s, 7s & 4. 1 MEN of God, go take your stations; Darkness reigns throughout the earth; Go — proclaim among the nations, Joyful news of heavenly birth: Bear the tidings — Tidings of the Saviour's worth* 2 Of his gospel not ashamed — 'Tis the power of God to save. Go where Christ was never named, Publish freedom to the slave: Blessed freedom! — ■ Freedom Zion's children have. 3 When exposed to fearful dangers, Jesus will his own defend; Borne afar 'midst foes and strangers, Jesus will appear your friend: He is with you — He will guide you to the end. 381 L. M. I YE Christian heroes, go, proclaim Salvation in Immauuel 5 s name; UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 269 To distant climes the tidings bear, And plant the rose of Sharon there. 2 He'll shield you with a wall of fire— With holy zeal your hearts inspire; Bid raging winds their fury cease, And calm the savage breast to peace. 3 And when our labours all are o'er, Then shall we meet to part no more; Meet — with the blood-bought throng to fall, And crown our Jesus — Lord of all. 382 l. m. Subjection of the Nations to Christ prayed for. 1 SOON may the last glad song arise, Through all the millions of the skies — That song of triumph which records That all the earth is now the Lord's! 2 Let thrones, and powers, and kingdoms be Obedient, mighty God, to thee! And over land, and stream, and main, Now wave the sceptre of thy reign! 3 Oh let the glorious anthem swell; From host to host the triumph tell- That not one rebel heart remains, But over all the Saviour reigns! 383 s. m. 1 GREAT Heir of David's throne! Thy royal power assume; Come, reign in faithful hearts alone, Thou blest Redeemer, come, 270 UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 2 Set up thy throne of grace In all the heathen's sight — Thy kingdom of true holiness — And order it aright. 3 Now, for thy promise' sake, O'er earth exalted be; Thy kingdom, power, and glory take^ Which all belong to thee. 4 In zeal for God and man, Thy full salvation bring: The universal Monarch reign, The saints' eternal King, 384 l. m. 1 YES— mighty Jesus! thou shalt reign, Till all thy haughty foes submit; Till hell, and all her trembling train, Become the footstool of thy feet. 2 Then, ransomed souls shall bless thy power: Thine arm shall full salvation bring: Thy saints, in that illustrious hour, Shall conquer, with their conquering King.: 3 Then, ranged thy shining throne around, Thy honors, Lord, will we proclaim; While heaven's transported realms resound Thy glorious deeds and saving name. 3S5 7s. 1 HARK!— the song of jubilee, Loud— as mighty ihunders roar; UNIVERSAL DIFFUSION OF THE GOSPEL. 271 Or the fulness of the sea, When it breaks upon the shore — 2 See Jehovah's banners furled! Sheathed his sword: — he speaks:— 'tis done! Now the kingdoms of this world Are the kingdom of his Son. 3 He shall reign from pole to pole, With supreme, unbounded sway: He shall reign, when, like a scroll, Yonder heavens have passed away! 4 Hallelujah! for the Lord, God omnipotent shall reign: Hallelujah! — let the word Echo round the earth and main. 386 s. m. 1 REJOICE! the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore; Ye ransomed saints, give thanks and sing, • And triumph evermore! 2 The mighty Saviour reigns, The God of truth and love; When he himself had purged our stains, He took his seat above. "3 His kingdom cannot fail; He rules o'er earth and heaven; The sovereign keys of death and hell Into his hands are given. 4 He sits at God's right hand, Till all his foes submit. 272 PRAYER MEETINGS. And humbly bow to his command, And fall beneath his feet. 5 Rejoice in glorious hope! Jesus, the Judge, shall come, And take his waiting servants up To their eternal home. 387 7s. 1 WAKE the song of jubilee, Let it echo o'er the sea! Now is come the promised hour; Jesus reigns with sovereign power! 2 All ye nations, join and sing, ' Christ, of lords and kings is King! Let it sound from shore to shore, Jesus reigns for evermore! 3 Now the desert lands rejoice, And the islands join their voice; Yea, the whole creation sings, • Jesus is the King of kings!' PRAYER MEETINGS. 388 c. m. Nature of Prayer. 1 PRAYER is the contrite sinner's voice* Returning from his ways; While angels in their songs rejoice, And cry, S Behold, he prays. 1 PRAYER MEETINGS. 273 2 Prayer is the Christian's vital breath, The Christian's native air; His watch-word at the gates of death; He enters heaven with prayer. 3 Prayer is not made on earth alone — The Holy Spirit pleads; And Jesus, on th' eternal throne, For sinners intercedes. 4 O thou by whom we come to God— The Life, the Truth, the Way! The path of prayer thyself hast trod— Lord, teach us how to pray. 389 s. m. Encouragement to Prayer, 1 AND shall not Jesus hear His children when they cry? Yes — though he may awhile forbear, He'll help them from on high. 2 His nature, truth, and love, Engage him on their side; When they are grieved, his bowels move, And can they be denied 7 3 Then let us earnest be, And never faint in prayer: He loves our importunity, And makes our cause his care. 390 c. m. 1 OUR Father who in heaven art! All hallowed be thv name: 274 PRAYER. MEETINGS. Thy kingdom come — thy will be done, Throughout this earthly frame, — 2 As cheerfully as 'tis by those Who dwell with thee on high, Lord, let thy bounty, day by day. Our daily food supply. 3 As we forgive our enemies, Thy pardon, Lord, we crave; Into temptation lead us not, But us from evil save. 4 For kingdom, power, and glory, all Belong, O Lord, to thee; Thine, from eternity they were, And thine shall ever be. 391 c. m. 1 WHILE thee I seek, protecting Power! Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. 2 Thy love the power of thought bestowed; To thee my thoughts would soar: Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed; That mercy I adore. 3 In each event of life, how clear Thy ruling hand I sec^ Each blessing to my soul most dear, Because conferred by thee. 4 In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, PRAYER MEETINGS. My heart shall find delight in praise, Or seek relief in prayer. 5 When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet thy will. 6 My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see; My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart will rest on thee. 392 s. m. 1 OUR heavenly Father's eye Sees through the darkest night; In deep retirement he is nigh, With heart-discerning sight. 2 Then let that eye survey Our duteous homage paid, With every morning's dawning ray, And every evening's shade. 3 O God! may heavenly fire The incense stLl inflame; While grateful vews to thee aspire, Through my Redeemer's name. 4 Oh warm my heart with love, My soul in secret bless; So shalt thou deign, in worlds above, Thy suppliant to confess. 276 PRAYER MEETINGS, 393 l. k Desiring the Presence of God. 1 MY God, I bow before thy feet; When shall my soul approach thy seat? When shall I see thy glorious face, With mingled majesty and grace? 2 How should I love thee, and adore, With hopes and joys unknown before! And bid this trifling world begone, Nor tease my heart so near thy throne. 3 My soul should pour out all her cares In flowing words, or flowing tears; Thy smiles would ease my sharpest pain, Nor should I seek my God in vain. 394 c. m. 1 SHINE on our souls, eternal God, With rays of mercy shine: Oh let thy favor crown our days, And all their round be thine. 2 With thee let every week begin; With thee each day be spent, To thee each fleeting hour be given. Since each by thee is lent. 3 Thus cheer us through this desert road, Till all our labors cease; — Till heaven refresh our weary souls With everlasting peace, r'RAT?EA MEETINGS. 277 395 c. w. God's Presence a Comfort in Life, 1 OH happy they who know the Lord, With whom he deigns to dwell! He feeds and cheers them by his wordj His arm supports them well. 2 To them, in each distressing hour, His throne of grace is near; And when they plead his love and power' He stands engaged to hear; 3 His presence cheers us in our cares, And makes our burdens light; His gracious word dispels our fears, And gilds the gloom of night. 4 Let us enjoy, and highly prize These tokens of thy love; Till thou shalt bid our spirits rise, To worship thee above. 396 c. m. Sins and Sorrows laid before God, 1 OH, that I knew the secret place Where I might find my God! I'd spread my wants before his face, And pour my woes abroad. 2 I'd tell him how my sins arise, What sorrows I sustain; How grace decays — and comfort dies, And leaves my heart in pain. 3 He. knows what arguments I'd take To wrestle with my God-^ 2(8 ntAYEfc MEETINGS. I'd plead for his own Percy's sake — ' I'd plead my Saviour's blood. 4 3Iy God will pity my complaints, And drive my foes away; Ho knows the meaning of his saints, When they in sorrow pray. 5 Arise, my soul, from deep distress, And banish every fear; lie calls thee to his throne of grace, To spread thy sorrows there, 397 c. fo. 1 OH, could I find, from day to day, A nearness to my God! Then should my hours glide sweet away While leaning on his word. 2 Lord, I desire with thee to live Anew from day to day; In joys the world can never give, Nt>r ever take away. 3 Blest Jesus, come, and rule my heart, And make me wholly thine, That I may never more depart, Nor grieve thy love divine. 4 Thus, till my last, expiring breath, Thy goodness I'll adore; And when my frame dissolves in death,- My soul shall love thee more. PRAYER MEETINGS. 2-79 S98 s.- m Providence and Grace. 1 O TKOU, my life, my joy, My glory, and my all! Unsent by thee, no good can come, No evil can befall. 2 Such arc thy wond'rous works, And methods of thy grace, That I may safely trust in thcr, Through all this wilderness. I 'Tis thine all-powerful arm Upholds me in the way; And thy rich bounty well supplies The Wants of every day. 4 For such compassions, Lord! Ten thousand thanks arc due; For such compassions, I esteem Ten thousand thanks too few. 399 • c. m. Refuge in God. 1 DEAR Refuge of my weary soul, On thee, when sorrows rise, On thee, when waves of trouble roll, My fainting hope relics. 2 To thee I tell each rising grief, For thou alone canst heal; Thy word can bring a sweet relief For every pain I feel. 3 Hast thou not bid me seek thy face?' And shall I seek in vain? 280 PRAYER MEETINGS. And can the ear of sovereign grace Be deaf when I complain? 4 No — still the ear of sovereign grace Attends the mourner*s prayer; Oh may I ever find access To breathe my sorrows there! 5 Thy mercy-seat is open still; Here let my soul retreat; With humble hope attend thy will, And wait beneath thy feet. 400 c. m. 1 DEAR Father, to thy mercy-seat , My soul for shelter flies: 5 Tis here I find a safe retreat When storms and tempests rise. 5 My cheerful hope can never die, If thou, my God, art near; Thy grace can raise my comforts high, And banish every fear. 3 My great Protector, and my Lord, Thy constant aid impart; Oh! let thy kind, thy gracious word Sustain my trembling heart. i Oh! never let my soul remove From this divine retreat; Still let me trust thy power and love, And dwell beneath thy feet, PRAYER MEETINGS. 281 401 L. M. Prayer for Protection and Guidance. ■ O THOU, to whose all- searching 1 sight The darkness shineth as the light, Search, prove my heart — it pants for thee, Oh burst these bonds, and set it free! 2 If in this darksome wild I stray, Be thou my light — be thou my way; No foes, nor danger will I fear, While thou, my Saviour, God, art near. 3 When rising floods my soul o'erflow, When sinks my heart in waves of wo, $ Jesus, thy timely aid impart, To raise my head — and cheer my heart. 4 Oh let thy hand support me still, And lead me to thy holy hill, Where toil, and grief, and pain shall cease, Where all is calm — and all is peace. 402 c. m. 1 AUTHOR of good— to thee we turn; Thine ever wakeful eye Alone can all our wants discern — Thy hand alone supply. 2 Oh let thy love within us dwell, Thy fear our footsteps guide; That love shall vainer loves expel, That fear all fears beside. 3 And oh, by error's force subdued, Since oft, with stubborn will, 18 282 PRAYER MEETINGS. We blindly shun the latent good, And grasp the specious ill; 4 Not what we wish — but what we want, Let mercy still supply: The good we ask not, Father, grant, The ill we ask — deny. 403 c. m. Scripture Characters and Exampk$. 1 RISE, O my soul — pursue the path By ancient worthies trod, Aspiring, view those holy men, Who lived and walked with God. 2 Though dead, they speak in reason's ear, And in example live; Their faith, and hope, and mighty deeds, Still fresh instruction give. 3 'Twas thro' the Lamb's most precious blood They conquered every foe; To his almighty power and grace Their crowns of life they owe. 4 Lord, may I ever keep in view The patterns thou hast given, And ne'er forsake the blessed road. That led them safe to heaven. 404 c. m. 1 GIVE me the wings of faith, to rise Within the vail, and see The saints .above— how great their joys! How bright their glories be! BREVITY OF LIFE, ScC. 283 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears; And wrestled hard, as we do now, With bins, and doubts, and fears. 3 I ask them, whence their victory came; They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death. 4 They marked the footsteps that he trod, (His zeal inspired their breath;) And, following their incarnate God, Possess the promised rest. 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise For his own pattern given, While the long cloud of witnesses Show the same path to heaven. MAN ADMONISHED BY THE BREVITY OF LIFE, AND CERTAINTY OF JUDG- MENT. 405 l. m. Youth admonished. 1 YE sons of Adam, vain and young, Indulge your eyes — indulge your tongue; Enjoy the day of mirth — but know There is a day of judgment too. 284 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 2 God from on high beholds your thoughts; His book records your secret faults; The works of darkness you have done Must all appear before the sun. 3 Almighty God, turn off their eyes From these alluring vanities; And let the thunder of thy word Awake their souls to fear the Lord. 406 c. m. 1 YE hearts with 3 BREVITY OF LIFE, AyD And o'er the paths of future lifo Command thy light to shine. 3 While taught thy word of truth, May we that word receive; And when we hear of Jesus' name, In that blest name believe! 4 Oh let us never tread The broad, destructive road, But trace those holy paths which lead To glory, and to God. 410 L. M. Prayer for Youth. 1 GREAT Saviour! who didst condescend Young children in thine arms to take, Still prove thyself the children's friend, And save them for thy mercy's sake. 2 While in the slippery paths of youth, Be thou their guardian — thou their guide That they, directed by their truth, May never from thy precepts slide. 3 To read thy word their hearts incline; To understand it, light impart: O Saviour! let their all be thine! Take full possession of each heart 411 C. M. Pleasure of instructing the Young. 1 BLEST work! the youthful mind to win. And turn the rising race From dark and dangerous paths of sin, To seek redeeming grace. CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. Q87 2 Children our kind protection claim; And God will well approve, When infants learn to lisp his name, And their Redeemer love. 3 Be ours the bliss, in wisdom's way To guide untutored youth, And show the mind which went astray The way, the life, the truth! 4 Thy Spirit, Father! on us shed, And bless this good design! The honors of thy name be spread; Be all the glory thine. 412 c. m. Earthly Pleasures dangerous. 1 HOW vain are all things here below; How false, and yet how fair! Each pleasure has its poison too, And every sweet a snare. 2 The brightest things below the sky Shine with deceitful light; We should suspect some danger nigh. Where we possess delight. 3 Our dearest joys — our nearest friends — The partners of our blood — How they divide our wavering minds, And leave but half for God! 4 The fondness of & creature's love, How strong it strikes the sense! 'Tis there the warm affections move, Nor can we call them thence. 288 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 5 Dear Saviour! let thy beauties be My soul's eternal food, And grace command my heart away From all created good. 413 L. M. Vanity of the World and Happiness of Heaven. 1 HOW vain is all beneath the, skies! How transient every earthly bliss! How slender all the fondest ties, That bind us to a world like this! 2 The evening cloud — the morning dew — The withering grass — the fading flower, Of earthly hopes are emblems true — The glory of a passing hour! 3 But though earth's fairest blossoms die, And all beneath the skies is vain, There is a land, whose confines lie Beyond the reach of care and pain. 4 Then let the hope of joys to come Dispel our cares, and chase our fears: If God be ours, we're travelling home, Though passing through a vale of tears* 414 s. m. Religion a Support in Life. 1 WHEN gloomy thoughts and fears The trembling heart invade, And all the face of nature wears An universal shade, — 2 Religion can assuage "The tempest of the soul; CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 289 And every fear shall lose its rage At her divine control. 3 Through life's bewildered way, Her hand unerring leads; And o'er the path her heavenly ray A cheering lustre sheds. 4 When reason, tired and blind, Sinks helpless and afraid; Thou, blessed supporter of the mind, How powerful is thine aid! 5 Oh let me feel thy power, And find thy sweet relief, To cheer my every gloomy hour, And calm my every grief. 415 c. 3i. Human Frailty. 1 LET others boast how strong they be, Nor death nor danger fear; But we'll confess, O Lord, to thee, What feeble things we are. 2 Fresh as the grass our bodies stand, And flourish bright and gay; A blasting wind sweeps o'er the land, And fades the grass away /J 3 Our Maker, God, supports our frame; In God alone we trust! Salvation to th' almighty name That reared us from the dust. 290 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 416 c. at. Time short and misspent. 1 HOW short and hasty is our life! How vast our soul's affairs'. Yet senseless mortals vainly strive To lavish out their years. 2 Our days run thoughtlessly along, Without a moment's stay; Just like a story, or a song, We pass our lives away. 3 God from on high invites us home, But we march heedless on, And, ever hastening to the tomb, Stoop downward as we run. 4 How we deserve the deepest hell, That slight the joys above! What chains of vongeance should we feel, That break such cords of love! 5 Draw us, O God, with sovereign grace, And lift our thoughts on high, That we may end this mortal race, And see salvation nigh. 417 c. m. 1 THE time is short! — sinners, beware, Nor trifle time away; The word of great salvation hear, While yet 'tis called to-day. 2 The time is short! — O sinners, now, To Christ the Lord submit; CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 231 To mercy's golden sceptre bow, And fall at Jesus' feet 3 The time is short! — ye saints, rejoice — The Lord will quickly come; Soon shall you hear the Saviour's voice, To call you to your home. 4 The time is short! — it swiftly flies — The hour is just at hand, When we shall mount above the skies, And reach the wished-for land. 5 The time is short! — the moment near, When we shall dwell above; And be for ever happy there, With Jesus, whom we love. 418 c. M. 7\me the Period to prepare for Eternity. 1 THEE we adore, Eternal Name! And humbly own to thee How feeble is our mortal frame, What dying worms are we! 2 The year rolls round, and steals away The breath that first it gave; Whate'er we do — where'er we be, We're travelling to the grave. 3 Great God! on what a slender thread Hang everlasting things! Th' eternal state of all the dead Upon life's feeble strings! 4 Eternal joy — or endless wo Attends on every breath! 292 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND And yet how unconcerned we go Upon the brink of death! 5 Awake, O Lord, our drowsy sense, To walk this dangerous road; And if our souls are hurried hence, May they be found with God. 419 L. M. 1 LIFE is the time to serve the Lord, The time t' insure the great reward,' And while the lamp holds out to burn* The vilest sinner may return. 2 Life is the hour that God hath given T' escape from hell, and fly to heaven; The day of grace — and mortals may Secure the blessings of the day. 3 Then what my thoughts design to do, My hands, with all your might, pursue; Since no device, nor work is found, Nor faith, nor hope, beneath the ground. 4 There are no acts of pardon passed In the cold grave, to which we haste; But darkness, death, and long despair Reign in eternal silence there. 420 s. m. 1 TO-MORROW, Lord, is thine, Lodged in thy sovereign hand; And if its sun arise and shine, It shines by thy command. 2 The present moment flies, And bears our life awav; CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 293 Oh make thy servants truly wise, That they may live to-day. 3 Since on this fleeting hour Eternity is hung, Awake, by thine almighty power, The aged and the young. 4 One thing demands our care; Oh! be that still pursued! Lest,' slighted once, the season fair Should never be renewed. 5 To Jesus may we fly, Swift as the morning light, Lest life's young golden beams should die In sudden, endless night. 421 s. m. Exhortation to work while it is Day. 1 THE swift-declining day, How fast its moments fly! While evening's broad and gloomy shade Gains on the western sky. 2 Ye mortals, mark its pace, And use the hours of light; For know, its Maker can command An instant, endless night. 3 Give glory to the Lord, Who rules the rolling sphere; Submissive, at his footstool bow, And seek salvation there. 4 Then shall new lustre break Through all the horrid gloom, 294 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND And lead you to unchanging light, In your celestial home. 422 l. m. 1 AWAKE — awake! each sluggish soul, Awake — and view the setting sun I See how the shades of death advance, Ere half the task of life is done ! 2 Soon will he close our drowsy eyes, ' Nor shall we hear these warnings more : Soon will the mighty Judge approach; Ev'n now he stands before the door! 3 To-day, attend his gracious voice! And hear the summons which he sends- " Awake! for on this passing hour, Thy long eternity depends!" 4 O Saviour! let these awful scenes Be ever present to our view: Teach us to gird our loins about, And trim our dying lamps anew. 5 Then, when the king of terror come*, Our souls shall hail the happy day: Haste, then, O Saviour, from above, Nor let thy chariot wheels delay! 423 c. m Trust in God in Old Age. 1 ALMIGHTY Father of mankind, On thee my hopes remain; And when the day of trouble comes, I shall not trust in vain. CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 295 2 In early years thou wast my guide, And of my }-outh the friend; And as my days began with thee, With thoe my days shall end. 3 Thou wilt not cast me off, when age And evil days descend; Thou wilt not leave me in despair, To mourn my latter end. 4 Therefore in life I'll trust to thee, In death I will adore; And after death will sing thy praise, When time shall be no more. 424 c. m. Meditation on Death. 1 STOOP down, my thoughts, that used to rise, Converse awhile with death; Think how a gasping mortal lies, And pants away his breath. 2 But oh, the soul! — that never dies! At once it leaves the clay! — Ye thoughts, pursue it where it flies — And track its wondrous way. 3 And must my body faint and die? And must my soul remove? Oh! for some guardian angel nigh, To bear it safe above! 4. Jesus, to thine almighty hand My naked soul I trust; And waits my flesh for thy command, To drop into the dust. 2.96 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 425 c. m. Death and Judgment appointed to all. 1 HEAVEN has confirmed the dread decree, That Adam's race must die: One general ruin sweeps them down, And low in dust they lie. 2 Ye living- men, the tomb survey, Where you must shortly dwell; Hark! how the awful summons sounds, In every funeral knell! 3 Once you must die — and once for all — The solemn purport weigh: For know, that heaven or hell is hung On that important day! 4 Those eyes, so long in darkness vailed, Must wake, the Judge to see; And every word — and every thought — Must pass his scrutiny. 5 Oh may I in the Judge behold My Saviour and my Friend; And, far beyond the reach of death With all his saints ascend. 426 c. m. Admonition to prepare for Death. 1 LIFE is a span — a fleeting hour — How soon the vapor flies! Man is a tender, transient flower, That ev'n in blooming — dies. CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 297 2 The once loved form, now cold and dead^ Each mournful thought employs; And nature weeps her comforts fled, And withered all her joys; 3 Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, When what we now deplore Shall rise in full, immortal prime, And bloom to fade no more.- 4 Cease then, fond nature, cease thy tears — ■ Thy Saviour dwells on high; There everlasting spring appears — There joys shall never die. 427 c. m. 1 WHEN youth and age are snatched away By death's resistless hand, Our hearts the mournful tribute pay, And bow at God's command. 2 When love still prompts the rising sigh, With awful power impressed, Let this dread truth, " I too must die!" Sink deep in every breast! 3 May this vain world o'ercome no more! Behold the opening tomb! It bids us use the present hour; To-morrow death may come. 4 The voice of this instructive scene Let every heart obey! Nor be the faithful warning vain Which calls to watch and pray. 19 298 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 5 Lord! let us to our refuge fly! Thine arm alone can save: Give us, through Christ, the victory, To triumph o'er the grave! 4*28 c. h. Prayer for Support in Death. 1 WHEN, bending o'er the brink of life, My trembling soul shall stand, And wait to pass death's awful flood, Great God, at thy command; — 2 Thou Source of life and joy supreme, Whose arm alone can save, Dispel the darkness that surrounds The entrance to the grave! 3 Lay thy supporting, gentle hand, Beneath my sinking head, And let a beam of life divine Illume my dying bed. 429 c. m. Preparation for Death. 1 IF I must die, oh! let me die With hope in Jesus' blood — The blood that saves from sin and guilt; And reconciles to God. 2 If I must die, oh! let me die In peace with all mankind, And change these fleeting joys below For pleasures more refilled. CERTAI.VTY OF JUDGMENT. 299 3 If I must die — and die I must — Let some kind seraph come, And bear me on his friendly wing To my celestial home. 4 Of Canaan's land, from Pisgah's top, 3Iay I but have a view; Though Jordan should o'erflow its banks, I'll boldly venture through. 430 c. ::. Faith giving Victor}/ over Death, 1 OH for an overcoming faith To cheer my dying hours! To triumph o'er the monster, Death, And all his frightful powers! 2 Joyful, with all the strength I have, My quivering lips should sing, 'Where is thy boasted victory, grave? And where the monster's sting?' ,3 Now to the God of victory Immortal thanks be paid, Who makes us conquerors while we die, Through Christ, our living Head. 431 c. m. Triumph over Death in Hope of the Resurrec- tion. 1 GREAT God, I own thy sentence just, And nature must decay; I yield my body to the dust, To dwell with fellow clay. 300 BREVITV OF LIFE, AND 2 Yet faith may triumph o'er the grave, And trample on the tombs; My great Redeemer ever lives, My God, my Saviour, comes. 3 The mighty Conqueror shall appear, High on a royal seat; And death, the last of all his foes, Lie vanquished at his feet. 4 Then shall I see thy lovely face With strong, immortal eyes, And feast upon thine unknown grace, With pleasure and surprise. 432 l. m. The peaceful Death of the Righteous. i SWEET is the scene when Christians die, When holy souls retire to rest* How mildly beams the closing eye! How gently heaves th' expiring breast! 2 So fades a summer cloud away; So sinks the gale when storms are o'er; So gently shuts the eye of day; So dies a wave along the shore. 3 Triumphant smiles the victor's brow, Fanned by some guardian angel's wing: O grave! where is thy victory now, And where, O death, where is thy sting! 433 s. m. 1 OH for the death of those Who slumber in the Lord! CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 301 Oh be like theirs my last repose, Like theirs my last reward. 2 Their bodies, in the ground, In silent hope may lie, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound Shall call them to the sky. J Their ransomed spirits soar On wings of faith and love, To meet the Saviour they adore, And reign with him above. [ With us their names shall live Through long succeeding years, Embalmed with all our hearts can give, Our praises and our tears, i Oh for the death of those Who slumber in the Lord! Oh be like theirs my last repose, Like theirs my last reward, 134 The dying Christian to his Soul. . VITAL spark of heavenly flame, Quit, oh! quit this mortal frame: Trembling, hoping, lingering, flying — Oh! the pain, the bliss of dying! Cease, fond nature— cease thy strife, And let me languish into life! I Hark! — they whisper — angels say, " Sister spirit, come away." What is this absorbs me quite? — Steals my senses — shuts my sight — 302 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND Drowns my spirits — draws tidy breath? — Tell me, my soul — can this be death? 3 The world recedes — it disappears — Heaven opens on my eyes! — my ears With sounds seraphic ring;! — Lend, lend your wings! I mount! I fly! " O grave! where is thy victory! O death! where is thy sting!" 435 c. M. Submission under the Loss of Friends. 1 PEACE! 'tis the Lord Jehovah's hand That blasts our joys in death; That mars that form to us so dear, And gathers back the breath. 2 'Tis he — the King and Lord supreme Of all the worlds above, Whose steady counsels wisely rule, Nor from their purpose move. 3 'Tis he, whose justice might demand Our souls a sacrifice; Yet scatters, with unwearied hand, A thousand rich supplies. 4 Silent we own Jehovah's name; Wc kiss the scourging hand; And yield our comforts, and our life, To his supreme command. 436 s. m. Hope of the Resurrection. 1 AND must this body die? This mortal frame dccav? CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 303 And must these active limbs of mine Lie mouldering- in the clay? 2 God, my Redeemer, lives, And frequent from the skies, Looks down and watches all my dust, Till he shall bid it rise. 3 Arrayed in glorious grace Shall these vile bodies shine, And every shape, and every face, Look heavenly and divine. 4 These lively hopes we owe To Jesus' dying love — We would adore his grace below, And sing his pow%r above. l( 5 Accept, O Lord, the praise Of these our humble songs, Till tunes of nobler sound we raise With our immortal tongues. 437 s. m. Resurrection and Judgment. 1 AND am I born to die? To lay this body down? And must my trembling spirit fly Into a world unknown? 2 Waked by the trumpet's sound, I from the grave must rise, And see the Judge, with glory crowned, And see the flaming skies. 304 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 3 How shall I leave my tomb? — With triumph or regret? — A fearful or a joyful doom — A curse, or blessing meet? 4 I must from God be driven — Or with my Saviour dwell: Must come at his command to heaven— Or else depart — to hell. 5 O thou, that wouldst not have One wretched sinner die, Who diedst thyself, my soul to save From endless misery; — 6 Show me the way to shun Thy dreadful wratrAevere; That, when thou comest on thy throne, I may with joy appear. 438 8s, 7s & 4. 1 LO! he comes, with clouds descending, Once for favored sinners slain! Thousand, thousand saints, attending, Swell the triumph of his train: Hallelujah! Jesus comes-r-he comes to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold him, Robed in dreadful majesty! Those who set at naught and sold him, Pierced and nailed him to the tree, Deeply wailing. Shall the true Messiah see! CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 305 3 When the solemn trump has sounded, Heaven and earth shall flee away; All who hate him must, confounded, Hear the summons of that day — "Come to judgment! — Come to judgment! — come away." 4 Yea, amen! — let all adore thee, High on thine eternal throne! Saviour, take the power and glory; Make thy righteous sentence known! Oh come quickly — Claim the kingdom for thine own! 439 8s, 7s & 4. 1 DAY of judgment — day of wonders! Hark! — the trumpet's awful sound, Louder than a thousand thunders, Shakes the vast creation round! How the summons Will the sinner's heart confound! 2 See the Judge our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine! You, who long for his appearing, Then shall say, " This God is mine!" Gracious Saviour, Own me in that day for thine! 3 At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea; All the powers of nature, shaken By his looks, prepare to flee: Careless sinner, What will then become of thee? 306 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 4 But to those who have confessed, Loved and served the Lord below; He will say, " Gome near, ye blessed, See the kingdom I bestow: You forever Shall my love and glory know." 440 s. k. 1 AND will the Judge descend? And must the dead arise? And not a single soul escape His all-discerning eyes? 2 How will my heart endure The terrors of that day, When earth and heaven before his face, Astonished, shrink away? 3 But ere the trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead, Hark! from the gospel's cheering sound What joyful tidings spread! 4 Ye sinners, seek his grace, Whose wrath ye cannot bear; Flee to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there. 441 8s, 7s & 4. The Judgment welcomed by the Righteous. 1 LO! he cometh— countless trumpets Wake to life the slumbering dead; 'Midst ten thousand saints and angels CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 3U7 See their gn st, exalted Headi Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, Son of God. 2 Full of joyful expectation, Saints behold the Judge appear! Truth and justice go before him — Now the joyful sentence hear: Hallelujah} Welcome, welcome, Judge divine. 3 " Come, ye blessed of my Father, Enter into life and joy; Banish all your fears and sorrows; Endless praise be your employ:" Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome to the skies! 442 c. m. Banishment from God intolerable, 1 THAT awful day will surely come, Tir appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. 2 Thou lovely Chief of all my joys — ThOu Sovereign of my heart — How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the word — " Depart." 3 Oh! wretched state of deep despair, To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste his love. 308 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 4 Oh! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on thy hands; Show me some promise in thy book, Where my salvation stands. 443 s. m. Reward and Punishment, 1 OH where shall rest be found, Rest for the weary soul? 'Twere vain the ocean's depths to sound— Or pierce to either pole! 2 The world can never give The bliss for which we sigh; 'Tis not the whole of life to live, Nor all of death to die. 3 Beyond this vale of tears, There is a life above; Unmeasured by the flight of years, And all that life is love. 4 There is a death, whose pang Outlasts the fleeting breath: Oh what eternal horrors hang Around the " second death!" 5 Thou God of truth and grace! Teach us that death to shun; Lest we be banished from thy face, Forevermore undone. 444 c. 31. Holiness of Heaven, 1 NOR eye hath seen — nor ear hath heard, Nor sense, nor reason known CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 309 What joys the Father has prepared For those that love his Son. 2 But the good Spirit of the Lord Reveals a heaven to come; The beams of glory in his word Allure and guide us home. 3 Pure are the joys above the sky, And all the region peace; — No wanton lips, nor envious eye Can see or taste the bliss. 4 Those holy gates forever bar Pollution, sin, and shame; None shall obtain admittance there^ But followers of the Lamb. 445 c. m. Glories of Heavens 1 FAR from these narrow scenes of night, Unbounded glories rise, And realms of joy and pure delight, Unknown to mortal eyes. 2 Fair distant land! — could mortal eyes But half its charms explore, How would our spirits long to rise, And dwell on earth no more! 3 No cloud those blissful regions know — Realms ever bright and fair! For sin, the source of mortal wo, Can never enter there. 4 Oh may the heavenly prospect fire Our hearts with ardent love! 310 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND Till wings of faith, and strong desire, Bear every thought above. 5 Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine, For thy bright courts on high; Then bid our spirits rise, and join The chorus of the sky. 446 c. M. The Heavenly Rest. 1 LORD, I believe a rest remains To all thy people known; A rest where pure enjoyment reigns, Where thou art loved alone. 2 Eternal Spirit, make me know That I shall enter in; Blest Saviour, now thy power bestow, And wash me from my sin. 3 Oh take this hardness from my heart. This unbelief remove; To me the rest of faith impart, The Sabbath of thy love. 4 Come, my Redeemer, come away, Into my soul descend; No longer from thy creature stay, My Author and my end. 447 8s & 6s. 1 THERE is an hour of peaceful rest, To mourning wanderers given: There is a tear for souls distressed, A balm for every wounded breast — 'Tis found alone — in heaven. CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 311 2 There is a home for weary souls, By sins and sorrows driven; When tossed on life's tempestuous shoals, Where storms arise — and ocean rolls, And all is drear — but heaven. 3 There faith lifts up the tearless eye, The heart with anguish riven; It views the tempest passing- by, See evening- shadows quickly fly, And all serene — in heaven. 4 Tiiere fragrant flowers immortal bloom. And joys supreme are given; There rays divine disperse the gloom; Beyond the dark and narrow tomb Appears the dawn — of heaven. 448 c. m. The Heavenly Jerusalem. 1 JERUSALEM! my glorious home! Name ever dear to me! When shall my labors have an end, In joy, and peace, and thee? 2 Oh, when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend, Where congregations ne'er break up, And Sabbaths have no end? 3 There happier bowers than Eden's bloom, No sin nor sorrow know: Blest seats! thro' rude and stormy scenes, I onward press to you. 312 BREVITY OF LIFE, AND 4 Why should I shrink at pain and wo? Or feel at death dismay? I've Canaan's goodly land in view, And realms of endless day. 5 Jerusalem! my glorious home! My soul still pants for thee; Then shall my labors have an end* When I thy joys shall see. 449 7s. The Saints in Glory. 1 HIGH, in yonder realms of light, Dwell the raptured saints above, Far beyond our feeble sight, Happy in Immanuel's love! 2 Pilgrims in this vale of tears, Once they knew, like us below, Gloomy doubts — distressing fears — Torturing pain — and heavy wo. 3 Happy spirits! ye are fled, Where no grief can entrance find, Lulled to rest the aching bead, Soothed the anguish of the mind. 4 'Mid the chorus of the skies, 'Mid th' angelic lyres above, Hark — their songs melodious rise, Songs of praise to Jesus' love! 450 c. m. 1 HOW happy are the souls above, From sin and sorrow free! CERTAINTY OF JUDGMENT. 313 With Jesus they are now at rest, And all his glory see! 2 " Worthy the Lamb," aloud they cry, " That brought us near to God:" In ceaseless hymns of praise they shout The virtue of his blood. 3 Sweet gratitude inspires their songs, Ambitious to proclaim, Before the Father's awful throne, The honors of the Lamb. 4 With wondering joy they recollect Their fears and dangers past; And bless the wisdom, power, and love, Which brought them safe at last. 5 Lord, let the merit of thy death To me be likewise given; And I, with them, will shout thy praise Through all the courts of heaven. 451 c. m. 1 HOW far beyond our mortal sight The Lord of glory dwells! A vail of interposing night His radiant face conceals. 2 Oh could my longing spirit rise, On strong, immortal wing, And reach thy palace in the skies, My Saviour and my King! — 3 There thousands worship at thy feet* And there — divine employ! — 20 314 VARIOUS OCCASIONS. Thy love triumphant they repeat In songs of endless joy. 4 Thy presence beams eternal day, O'er all the blissful place; Who would not drop this load of clay, And die to see thy face? VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 452 ^ s & 7s. Pardon implored for National Sins. 1 DREAD Jehovah! God of nations! From thy temple in the skies, Hear thy people's supplications, Now for their deliverance rise: 2 Though our sins, our hearts confounding, Long and loud for vengeance call, Thou hast mercy more abounding, Jesus' blood can cleanse them all. 3 Let that love vail our transgression; Let that blood our guilt efface; Save thy people from oppression; Save from spoil thy holy place. 4 Lo! with deep contrition turning, Humbly at thy feet we bend; Hear us, fasting, praying, mourning, Hear us, spare us, and defend. VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 315 453 c. m ? Judgments for National Sins deprecated. 1 ALMIGHTY Lord! before thy throne Thy mourning people bend! 'Tis on thy pardoning grace alone Our dying hopes depend. 2 Dark judgments, from thy heavy hand, Thy dreadful power display; Yet mercy spares our guilty land, And still we live to pray. 3 How changed, alas! are truths divine, For error, guilt, and shame! What impious numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name! 4 Oh turn us — turn us, mighty Lord, Convert us by thy grace; Then shall our hearts obey thy word, And see again thy face. 5 Then, should oppressing foes invade, We will not sink in fear; Secure of all-sufficient aid, When thou, O God, art near. 454 l. m. God acknowledged in National Blessings, 1 GREAT God of nations, now to thee Our hymn of gratitude we raise — With humble heart, and bending knee, We offer thee our song of praise. 2 Thy name we bless, Almighty God, For all the kindness thou hast shown 316 VARIOUS OCCASION'S. To this fair land the pilgrims trod, This land we fondly call our own. 3 Here Freedom spreads her banner wide* And casts her soft and hallowed ray, — . Here thou our fathers' steps didst guide In safety through their dangerous way. 4 We praise thee, that the gospel's light Through all our land its radiance sheds; Dispels the shades of error's night, And heavenly blessings round us spreads. 5 Great God! preserve us in thy fear; In danger still our guardian be; Oh spread thy truth's bright precepts here; Let all the people worship thee. 455 l. m. 1 GREAT God! beneath whose piercing eye The earth's extended kingdoms lie; Whose favoring smile upholds them all, Whose anger smites them, and they fall; — 2 We bow before thy heavenly throne; Thy power we see — thy greatness own; Yet, cherished by thy milder voice, Our bosoms tremble and rejoice. 3 Thy kindness to our fathers shown Their children's children long shall own; To thee, with grateful hearts, shall raise The tribute of exulting praise. 4 Led on by thine unerring aid, Secure the paths of life we tread; VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 317 And, freely as the vital air, Thy first and noblest bounties share. 5 Great God, our guardian, guide, and friend! Oh still thy sheltering arm extend; Preserved by thee for ages past, For ages let thy kindness last! 456 l. m. Prayer for National Gratitude and Holiness. 1 LORD! let thy goodness lead our land, Still saved by thine almighty hand, The tribute of its love to bring To thee, our Saviour, and our King; 2 Let every public temple raise Triumphant songs of holy praise; Let every peaceful private home A temple, Lord, to thee become. 3 Still be it our supreme delight To walk as irt thy glorious sight; Still in thy precepts and thy fear, Till life's last hour, to persevere; 457 c. 3i. In Behalf of charitable Objects generally. 1 HIGH on a throne of light, O Lord! Dost thou exalted shine! What can our poverty bestow, Since all the world is thine? 2 But thou hast brethren here below, The children of thy grace, 318 VARIOUS OCCASIONS. Whose humble names thou wilt confess Before thy Father's face. 3 In them mayest thoU be clothed, and fed, And visited, and cheered; And, in their accents of distress — Our Saviour's voice be heard. 4 Whate'er our willing hands can give, Lord, at thy feet we lay; Grace will the humble gift receive, And grace at length repay. 458 S. M. 1 THY bounties, gracious Lord, With gratitude we own; We praise thy providential care, That showers its blessings down. 2 With joy thy people bring Their offerings round thy throne; With thankful souls, behold, we pay A tribute of thine own. 3 Oh may this sacrifice To thee, the Lord, ascend, An odor of a sweet perfume, Presented by his hand. 4 Well pleased our God shall view The products of his grace; With endless life shall he fulfil His kindest promises. VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 319 459 C. 31. In Behalf of the Poor. 1 BRiGHT Source of everlasting love, To thee our souls we raise; And to thy sovereign bounty rqar A monument of praise. 2 Thy mercy gilds the path of life With every cheering ray, And still restrains the rising tear, Or wipes that tear away. 3 When, sunk in guilt, our souls approached The borders of despair, Thy grace, through Jesus' blood, proclaimed A free salvation near. 4 What shall we render, bounteous Lord! For all the grace we see? Alas! the gdodness we can yield Extendeth not to thee. 5 To tents of wo — to beds of pain, We cheerfully repair; And, with the gift thy hand bestows, Relieve the mourners' care. 6 The widow's heart shall sing for joy, The orphan shall be glad; The hungering soul with joy we'll point To Christ, the living bread. 460 c. m. 1 BLEST is the man whose softening heart Feels all another's pain; 320 VARIOUS OCCASION?. To whom the supplicating eye Is never raised in vain; — 2 Whose breast expands with generous warmth, A brother's woes to feel, And bleeds in pity o'er the wound He wants the power to heal. 3 He spreads his kind, supporting arm.? To every child of grief: His secret bounty largely flows, And brings unasked relief. 4 To gentle offices of love His feet are never slow: He views, through mercy's melting eye, A brother in a foe. 5 Himself, through Christ, hath mercy found, Free mercy from above; That mercy moves him to fulfil The perfect law of love. 461 H. 31. For Sabbath Schools. 1 COME, let our voices join In joyful songs of praise; To God, the God of love, Our thankful hearts we'll raise. To God alone all praise belongs — Our earliest and our latest songs. 2 Now we are taught to read The book of life divine, Where our Redeemer's love And brightest glories shine: VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 321 To God alone all praise is due, Who sends his word to us and you. 3 Within these hallowed walls Our wandering feet are brought, Where prayer and praise ascend, And heavenly truths are taught: To God alone your offerings bring; Let young and old his praises sing. 4 Lord, let this work of love Be crowned with full success! Let thousandsj yet unborn, Thy sacred name here bless! To thee, O Lord, all praise to thee We'll raise throughout eternity. 462 l. m. In Behalf of Widows and Orphanst 1 THOU God of hope! to thee we bow; Thou art our refuge in distress; The husband of the widow thou, The father of the fatherless! 2 The poor are thy peculiar care; To them thy promises are sure: Thy gifts the poor in spirit share; Oh may we always thus be poor! 3 May we thy law of love fulfil, To bear each other's burdens here; Suffer and do thy righteous will, And walk in all thy faith and fear. 4 Thou God of hope! to thee we bow, Thou art our refuge in distress; 322 VARIOUS OCCASION?. The husband of the widow thou, The father of the fatherless! 463 c. 3i. 1 OH gracious Lord, whose mercies rise Above our utmost need! Incline thine ear unto our cry, And hear the orphan plead. 2 Bereft of all a mother's love, And all a father's care, Lord, whither shall we flee for help? To whom direct our prayer? 3 To thee we flee — to thee we pray— Thou shalt our Father be: More than the fondest parent's care We find, O Lord, in thee. 4 Already thou hast heard our cry, And wiped away our tears; Thy mercy has a refuge found To guard our helpless years. 5 Oh let thy love descend on those Who pity to us show; Nor let their children ever taste The orphan's cup of wo. 464 l. m. Or Opening d Place of Worship. 1 HERE, in thy name, eternal God, We build this earthly house for thee; Oh choose it for thy fixed abode, And guard it long from error free. VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 323 2 Here, when thy people seek thy face, And dying sinners pray to Jive, Hear, thou, in heaven, thy dwelling-place, And when thou hearest, Lord, forgive; 3 Here, when thy messengers proclaim The blessed gospel of thy Son, Still by the power of his great name Be mighty signs and wonders done. 4 When children's voices raise the song, Hosanna! to their heavenly King, Let heaven with earth the strain prolong, Hosanna! let the angels sing. 5 But will, indeed, Jehovah deign Here to abide, no transient guest? Here will our great Redeemer reign j And here the Holy Spirit rest? 6 Thy glory never hence depart! Yet choose not, Lord, this house alone; Thy kingdom come to every heart, In every bosom fix thy throne. 465 7s. 1 LORD of Hosts, to thee we raise Here a house of prayer and praise; Thou thy people's hearts prepare Here to meet for praise and prayer. 2 Let the living here be fed With thy word, the heavenly bread; Here, in hope of glory blest, May the dead be laid to rest. 324 VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 3 Here to thee a temple stand, While the sea shall gird the land; Here reveal thy mercy sure, While the sun and moon endure. 4 Hallelujah! — earth and sky, To the joyful sound reply, Hallelujah! — hence ascend Prayer and praise till time shall end. 466 l. m. 1 AND will the great eternal God On earth establish his abode? And will he, from his heavenly throne, Avow our temples for his own? 2 We bring the tribute of our praise, And sing that condescending grace, Which to our notes will lend an ear, And call us, sinful mortals, near. 3 These walls we to thy honor raise; Long may they echo with thy praise; And thou, descending, fill the place With choicest tokens of thy grace. 4 Here let the great Redeemer reign, With all the graces of his train; While power divine his word attends, To conquer foes and cheer his friends. 5 And in the great decisive day, When God the nations shall survey, May it before the world appear, That crowds were born to glory here. VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 325 '467 ii. in. 1 GREAT King of glory,Tcome, And with thy favor crown This temple as thy home, This people as thine own: Beneath this roof, oh! deign to show How God can dwell with men below. 2 Here may thine ears attend Our interceding cries, And grateful praise ascend, Like incense, to the skies: Here may thy word melodious sound, And spread celestial joys around. 3 Here may our unborn sons And daughters sound thy praise, And shine like polished stones, Through long succeeding days: Here, Lord, display thy saving power, While temples stand, and men adore. 4 Here may the listening throng Imbibe thy truth and love; Here Christians join the song Of seraphims above: Till all who humbly seek thy face Rejoice in thy abounding grace.. 468 c. m. 1 GREAT Sovereign of the earth and sky, And Lord of all below; Before thy glorious Majesty Ten thousand seraphs bow. 326 VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 2 Yet thou art not confined above; Thy presence knows no bound; Where'er thy praying people meet, There thou art always found. 3 Behold, a temple raised for thee; Oh meet thy people here: Here, O thou King of saints, reside, And in thy church appear. 4 Within these walls let holy peace, And love and concord dwell; Here give the troubled conscience ease, The wounded spirit heal. 5 Here may salvation be proclaimed, By thy most precious blood; Let sinners know the joyful sound, And own their Saviour, God. 6 Here may a numerous crowd arise, To bow before thy throne; Here may their songs salute the skies, To ages yet unborn, 469 c. m. Death and Burial of Christians. 1 WHY do we mourn departing friends, Qr shake at death's alarms? 'Tis but the voice that Jesus sends To call us to his arms. 2 Are we not tending upward too, To heaven's desired abode? — Why should we wish the hours move slow, Which keep us from our God? VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 327 3 Why should wc tremble to convey Their bodies to the tomb 7 'Twas there the Saviour's body lay, And left a long perfume. 4 The graves of all his saints he blest, And softened every bed: Where should the dying members restj But with their dying Head 1 5 Thence he arose, ascending high, And showed our feet the way: Up to the Lord his saints shall fly At the great rising day. 6 Then let the last loud trumpet sound, And bid our kindred rise; Awake, ye nations under ground! Ye saints! ascend the skies. 470 l. 31. 1 UNVAIL thy bosom, faithful tomb; Take this new treasure to thy trust, And give these sacred relics room To slumber in the silent dust. 2 Nor pain, nor grief, nor anxious fear, Invade thy bounds— no mortal woes Can reach the peaceful sleeper here, While angels watch the soft repose. 3 So Jesus slept — God's dying Son Passed thro' the grave, and blest the bed. Rest here, blest saint, till from his throne The morning break, and pierce the shade* 323 VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 4 Break from his throne, illustrious morn! Attend, O earth! his sovereign word; Restore thy trust — a glorious form Shall then arise to meet the Lord. 471 c. m. Those blessed who die in the Lord. 1 HEAR what the voice from heaven proclaims For all the pious dead! Sweet is the savor of their names, And soft their sleeping bed, 2 They die in Jesus, and are blest; How kind their slumbers are! From suffering and from sin released, They're freed from every snare. 3 Far from this world of toil and strife, They're present with the Lord; The labors of their mortal life End in a large reward. 472 c. m. Death of a Minister. 1 NOW let our mourning hearts revive, And all our tears be dry; Why should those eyes be drowned in grief, That view a Saviour nigh? 2 What though the conquering arm of death Does God's own house invade? What though the prophet and the priest Are numbered with the dead? I VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 329 3 Though earthly shepherds dwell in dust— The aged and the young — The watchful eye in darkness closed, And mute th' instructive tongue; — 4 Th' eternal Shepherd still survives, New comfort to impart; His eye still guides us — and his voice Still animates our heart. 5 " Lo! I am with you," saith the Lord, " Your safeguard and your guide; Your Saviour still — and happy they Who in my love confide! 6 Through every scene of life and death, This promise is our trust; And this shall be our children's song, When we are cold in dust. 473 c. m. Meditation on the Tomb. 1 HARK! from the tombs a doleful sound; My ears, attend the cry — " Ye living men, come view the ground Where you must shortly lie. 2 Princes, this clay must be your bed, In spite of all your towers; The tall, the wise, the reverend head, Must lie as low as ours!" 3 Great God! is this our certain doom? And are we still secure? Still walking downwards to the tomb, And yet prepare no more! 21 330 VAMOL'S OCCASIONS. 4 Grant us the power of quickening grace, To fit our souls to fly; Then, when we drop tins dying flesh, We'll rise above the sky. 474 c m. A Warning from the Grair. 1 BENEATH our feet and o'er our head Is equal warning given: Beneath us he the countless dead, Above us is the heaven. 2 Death rides on every passing breeze, And lurks in every flower; Each sea.wjn has its own disease, Its peril every hour. 3 Turn, mortal, turn! — thy danger know: Where'er thy foot can tread The earth rings hollow from below, And wcrns thee of her dead! 4 Turn, Christian, turn! — thy soul apply To truths which hourly tell, That they who underneath thee lie Shall live for heaven — or hell. 475 c. m. 1 BEHOLD, my soul, the narrow bound That marks the passing year! How swift the weeks complete their round! How short the months appear! 2 So fast eternity comes on, And that important day. VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 331 When all that mortal life has done, God's judgment shall survey. I Yet, like an idle tale we pass The swiftly gliding year, And study artful ways t' increase The speed of its career. Awake, O God! each trifling heart Its great concern to see, That all may act the Christian part, And give the year to thee. So shall their course more grateful roll, If future years arise; Or this shall bear the willing soul To joy which never dies. 476 s . M Rapid Flight of Time. 1 MY few revolving years, How swift they glide away! How short the term of life appears, When past — 'tis but a day! 2 A dark and cloudy day, Made up of grief and sin; A host of dangerous foes without, And guilt and fear within. Lord, through another year, If thou permit my stay, With watchful care may I pursue The true and living way! 332 VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 477 c. m. Reflections at the End of the Year. 1 AND now, my soul, another year Of thy short life is past; I cannot long continue here, And this may be my last. 2 Much of my dubious life is gone, Nor will return again; And swift my passing moments run, The few that yet remain. 3 Awake my soul — with utmost care Thy true condition learn: What are thy hopes?— how sure?— how fail What is thy great concern? 4 Behold, another year begins! Set out afresh for heaven; Seek pardon for thy former sins, In Christ so freely given. 5 Devoutly yield thyself to God, And on his grace depend; With zeal pursue the heavenly road, Nor doubt a happy end. 478 l. m. 1 ETERNAL God! I bless thy name, The same thy power — thy grace the same; The tokens of thy friendly care Begin, and close, and crown the year. 2 Supported by thy guardian hand, Amid ten thousand deaths I stand, VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 333 And sec, when I survey thy ways, Ten thousand monuments of praise. 3 Thus far thine arm has led me on — Thus far I make thy mercy known; And, while I tread this desert land, New mercies shall new songs demand. 4 My grateful voice on Jordan's shore, Shall raise one sacred pillar more; Then bear, in thy bright courts above, Inscriptions of immortal love. 479 *7s. 1 WHILE with ceaseless course the sun Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here: Fixed in an eternal state, They have done with all below; We a little longer wait; But how little — none can know. 2 Spared to see another year, Let thy blessing meet us here; Come, thy dying work revive, Bid thy drooping garden thrive; Sun of righteousness, arise! Warm our hearts, and bless our eyes: Let our prayer thy pity move; Make this year a time of love. I Thanks for mercies past receive, Pardon of our sins renew; Teach us, henceforth, how to live With eternity in view; 334 VARIOUS OCCASION*. Bless thy word to old and young, Fill us with a Saviour's love; When our life's short race is run, May we dwell with thee above. 480 c. m. Salvation approaching. 1 AWAKE, ye saints, and raise your eyes, And lift your voices high; Awake, and praise that sovereign love That shows salvation nigh. 2 Swift on the wings of time it flies; Each moment brings it near: Then gladly view each closing day, And each revolving year! 3 Not many years their round shall run, Not many mornings rise, Ere all its glories stand revealed To our admiring eyes. 4 Ye wheels of nature, speed your course; Ye mortal powers, decay; Fast as ye bring the night of death, Ye bring eternal day. TIMES AND SEASONS. 481 c. m. Spring. 1 WHEN verdure clothes the fertile vale, And blossoms deck the spray; TIMES AND SEASON'S. 335 And fragrance breathes in every gale, How sweet the vernal day. 2 Hark! how the feathered warblers sing! 'Tis nature's cheerful voice; Soft music hails the lovely spring, And woods and fields rejoice. 3 O God of nature, and of grace, Thy heavenly gifts impart; Then shall my meditation trace Spring, blooming in my heart. 4 Inspired to praise, 1 then shall join , Glad nature's cheerful song; And love, and gratitude divine Attune my joyful tongue. 482 s. m, 1 GREAT God, at thy command Seasons in order rise: Thy power and love in concert reign Through earth, and seas, and skies. 2 How balmy is the air! How warm the sun's bright beams! While, to refresh the ground, the rains Descend in gentle streams. 3 With grateful praise we own Thy providential hand, While grass, and herbs, and waving corn, Adorn and bless the land. 336 TIMES AND SEASONS. 483 8s. 1 THE winter is over and gone, The thrush whistles sweet on the spray, The turtle breathes forth her soft moan, The lark mounts and warbles away. 2 Shall every creature around Their voices in concert unite, And I, the most favored, be found, In praising, to take less delight? 3 Awake, then, my harp, and my lute! Sweet organs, your notes softly swell! No longer my lips shall be mute, The Saviour's high praises to tell! 4 His love in my heart shed abroad, My graces shall bloom as the spring; This temple, his Spirit's abode, My joy, as my duty, to sing. 484 c. m. Harvest. 1 TO praise the bounteous Lord of all, Wake all our thankful powers; He calls, and at his call come forth The smiling harvest hours. 2 His covenant with the earth he keeps, His goodness we will sing; Summer and winter know their time, And harvest crowns the spring. 3 Teach us, O gracious God, to sow The seeds of righteousness; TIMES AND SEASONS. 337 Shine on our souls — and with thy beams The ripening harvest bless. 485 l. m. A Morning Hymn. 1 GOD of the morning, at thy voice The cheerful sun makes haste to rise, And like a giant doth rejoice To run his journey through the skies. 2 Oh! like the sun may I fulfil Th' appointed duties of the day; With ready mind, and active will, March on, and keep my heavenly way. 3 Lord, thy commands are clean and pure, Enlightening our beclouded eyes; Thy threatenings just — thy promise sure; Thy gospel makes the simple wise. 4 Give me thy counsels for my guide, And then receive me to thy bliss; All my desires and hopes beside Are faint and cold compared with this. 486 c. m. 1 ONCE more, my soul, the rising day Salutes thy waking eyes: Once more, my voice, thy tribute pay To him who rules the skies. 2 Night unto night his name repeats; The day renews the sound, Wide as the heavens on which he sits To turn the seasons round. 338 TIMES AND SEASONS. 3 'Tis he supports my mortal frame: My tongue shall speak his praise; My sins would rouse his wrath to flame, And yet his wrath delays. 4 How many wretched souls have fled Since the last setting sun! And yet thou lengthenest out my thread, And yet my moments run. 5 Great God, let all my hours be thine, While I enjoy the light; Then shall my sun in smiles decline, And bring a peaceful night. 487 l. h. 1 AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth — and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High praises to th' eternal King. 3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept: Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake, I may of endless fife partake. 4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew; , Scatter my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill. TIME3 AND SEASONS. 339 5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say; That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite. 488 c. m. 1 GOD of my life, my morning song To thee I cheerful raise: Thy acts of love 'tis good to sing, And pleasant 'tis to praise. 2 Preserved by thy almighty arm, I passed the shades of night, Serene, and safe from every harm, To see the morning light. 3 While numbers spent the night in sighs, And restless pains and woes, In gentle sleep I closed my eyes, And rose from sweet repose. 4 Oh let the same almighty care Through all this day attend: From every danger — every snare, My heedless steps defend. 5 Smile on my minutes as they roll, And guide my future days; And let thy goodness fill my soul With gratitude and praise. 481 7s. 1 THOU that dost my life prolong, Kindly aid my morning song; Thankful from my couch I rise, To the God that rules the skies. 340 TIMES AND SEASONS. 2 Thou didst hear my evening cry; Thy preserving hand was nigh; Peaceful slumbers thou hast shed, Grateful to my weary head. 3 Thou hast kept me through the night, 'Twas thy hand restored the light: Lord, thy mercies still are new, Plenteous as the morning dew. 4 Still my feet are prone to stray; Oh! preserve me through the day: Dangers every where abound; Sins and snares beset me round. 5 Gently, with the dawning ray, On my soul thy beams display; Sweeter than the smiling morn, Let thy cheering light return. 490 l. m. An Evening Hymn. 1 THUS far the Lord has led me on; Thus far his power prolongs my days; And every evening shall make known Some fresh memorial of his grace. 2 Much of my time has run to waste, And T, perhaps, am near my home; But he forgives my follies past; He gives me strength for days to come. 3 I lay my body down to sleep; Peace is the pillow for my head; While well appointed angels keep Their watchful stations round my bed. TIMES AND SEASONS. 341 5 Thus, when the night of death shall come, My flesh shall rest beneath the ground, And wait thy voice to break my tomb, With sweet salvation in the sound. 491 c. m. 1 DREAD Sovereign, let my evening song Like holy incense rise; Assist the offering of my tongue To reach the lofty skies. 2 Through all the dangers of the day Thy hand was still my guard; And still to drive my wants away Thy mercy stood prepared. 3 Perpetual blessings from above Encompass me around, But oh! how few returns of love Hath my Redeemer found! 4 What have I done for him who died To save my guilty soul? Alas! my sins are multiplied Fast as my minutes roll! 5 Yet, with this guilty heart of mine, Lord, to thy cross I flee, And to thy grace my soul resign, To be renewed by thee. 492 l. m. 1 GREAT God, to thee my evening song With humble gratitude I raise; 342 TIMES AND SEASONS. Oh let thy mercy tune my tongue, And fill my heart with lively praise, 2 My days unclouded as they pass, And every gently rolling hour, Are monuments of wondrous grace, And witness to thy love and power. 3 Thy love and power, celestial guard, Preserve me from surrounding harm: Can danger reach me while the Lord Extends his kind, protecting arm? 4 Let this blest hope my eyelids close; With sleep refresh my feeble frame; Safe in thy care may I repose, And wake with praises to thy name. 493 c. m. 1 IN mercy, Lord, remember me, Through all the hours of night, And grant to me most graciously The safeguard of thy might. 2 With cheerful heart I close my eyes, Since thou wilt not remove: Oh, in the morning let me rise, Rejoicing in thy love! — 3 Or, if this night should prove the last, And end my transient days, Lord, take me to thy promised rest, Where I may sing thy praise. TIMES AND SEAS0N8. 343 494 cm. 1 INDULGENT God, whose bounteous care O'er all thy works is shown, Oh let my grateful praise and prayer Arise before thy throne. 2 What mercies has this day bestowed! How largely hast thou blest! My cup with plenty overflowed, AVith cheerfulness my breast. 3 Now may soft slumber close my eyes, From pain and sickness free; And let my waking thoughts arise, To meditate on thee. 4 Thus bless each future day and night, Till life's vain scene is o'er; And then to realms of endless light Oh let my spirit soar. 495 s. m. 1 THE day is past and gone, The evening shades appear; Oh may I ever keep in mind The night of death draws near. 2 Lord, keep me safe this night, Secure from all my fears; May angels guard me while I sleep, Till morning light appears. 3 And when I early rise, To view th' unwearied sun, May I set out to win the prize, And after glory run. 344 TIMES AND SEASON'S-. 4 Lord, when my days are past, And I from time remove, Oh may I in thy bosom rest, The bosom of thy love. 496 l. m. A Hymn for Morning or Evening. 1 MY God, how endless is thy love! Thy gifts are every evening new! And morning mercies from above Gently distil like early dew. 2 Thou spread'st the curtains of the night, Great Guardian of my sleeping hours; Thy sovereign word restores the light, And quickens all my drowsy powers. 3 I yield my powers to thy command, To thee I consecrate my days; Perpetual blessings from thine hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. 497 c. m. 1 HOSANNA, with a cheerful sound, To God's upholding hand; Ten thousand snares attend us round, And yet secure we stand. 2 That was a most amazing power That raised us with a word; And every day, and every hour, We lean upon the Lord. 3 The rising morn cannot assure That we shall end the day; TIMES AND SEASONS. 345 For death stands ready at the door To hurry us away. 4 Our life is forfeited by sin To God's avenging law; We own thy grace, immortal King, In every breath we draw. 5 God is our sun — whose daily light Our joy and safety brings; Our feeble frame lies safe at night Beneath his shady wings. 498 c. m. 1 ON thee, each morning, O my God, My waking thoughts attend; In thee are founded all my hopes, In thee my wishes end. 2 My soul, in pleasing wonder lost, Thy boundless love surveys; And, fired with grateful zeal, prepares A sacrifice of praise. 3 When evening slumbers press my eyes, With his protection blest, In peace and safety I commit My weary limbs to rest. 4 My spirit, in his hand secure, Fears no approaching ill; For, whether waking or asleep, Thou, Lord, art with me still. 22 346 TIMES AND SEASONS. 499 c. m. 1 YES— I will bless thee, O my God! Through all my mortal days, And to eternity prolong Thy vast, thy boundless praise. 2 Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim The honors of my God! My life, with all its active powers, Shall spread thy praise abroad. 3 Not death itself shall stop my song, Though death will close my eyes: My thoughts shall then to nobler heights And sweeter raptures rise. 4 There shall my lips in endless praise Their grateful tribute pay: The theme demands an angel's tongue, And an eternal day. 500 c. m. 1 MY God, my King, to thee I'll raise My voice and all my powers; Unwearied songs of sacred praise Shall fill the circling hours. 2 Thy name shall dwell upon my tongue While suns shall set and rise, And tune my everlasting song When time and nature dies, SPIRITUAL SONGS. 347 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 501 Spread of the Gospel. 1 NOW we hail the happy dawning Of the gospel's glorious light , May it take the wings of morning, And dispel the shades of night; Blessed Saviour, Let our eyes behold the sight. 2 Where, amid the desert dreary, Plant, nor shrub, nor flowret grows, There refresh the wand'rer weary, With the sight of Sharon's rose; And its beauties To the longiug eye disclose. 3 Where the beasts of prey are prowling, And the murd'rous serpents hiss, There exchange the dismal howling For the pleasing calm of peace; " And for ever May destruction's empire cease. 4 O, let all the world adore thee — Universal be thy fame; Kings and subjects fall before thee, And extol thy matchless name; All ascribing Endless praises to the Lamb. o02 Aspiring to Immortality. 1 IN this world of sin and sorrow, Compass'd round with every care. 348 SPIRITUAL SONGS. From eternity we borrow Hope that may exclude despair. Thee, triumphant God and Saviour, In the glass of faith we see! O assist each faint endeavor, Raise our earth-born souls to thee. 2 Place that awful scene before us, Of the last tremendous day, When to light thou wilt restore us;j Ling'ring ages haste away! Then this vile and sinful nature Incorruption shall put on! Life-renewing, glorious Saviour! Let thy gracious will be done! 503 Pilgrimage. 1 GENTLY, Lord, O gently lead us, Through this lonely vale of tears, Through the changes thou'st decreed us, Till our last great change appears. When temptation's darts assail us, When in devious paths we stray, Let thy goodness never fail us; Lead us in thy perfect way. 2 In the hour of pain and anguish, In the hour when death draws near, Suffer not our hearts to languish, Suffer not our souls to fear. And when mortal life is ended, Bid us in thine arms to rest, Till, by angel bands attended, We awake among the blest. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 349 504 Looking to Jesus. 1 O MY soul, what means this sadness, Wherefore art thou thus cast down? Let thy grief be turn'd to gladness, Bid thy restless fear be gone: Look to Jesus; Trust in him, and him alone. 2 Tho' ten thousand ills beset thee; Though thy heart is prone to sin; Jesus lives; he'll ne'er forget thee; He will make thee pure within. He is faithful; None shall find his promise vain. 505 Redeeming Love. 1 HAIL, Immanuel, ever gracious! Thy redeeming love I sing! To my soul thy name is precious; Thou, my Prophet, Priest, and King. O, how precious, Thou, my Prophet, Priest, and King. 2 Once with Adam's race, in ruin, Unconcern'd in sin I lay; Swift destruction still pursuing, Tjll my Saviour pass'd that way. Still pursuing, Till my Saviour pass'd that way. 3 Witness, all ye hosts of heav'n, My Redeemer's tenderness! Love I much? Ah! much forgiv'n! I'm a miracle of grace. 350 SPIRITUAL SONUS. Much forgiv'n; I'm a miracle of grace. 506 " Come unto me." 1 COME, let us draw near, The Saviour to hear, As he speaks in the accents of love; " He that cometh to me, Shall from sin be set free, And be welcom'd to mansions above. 2 "Who in me confide, Shall safely outride All the tempests that lour beneath; With the ransom'd shall soar To eternity's shore, And outfly all the arrows of death. 3 " Through me they shall come To their permanent home, The fruition of heaven to prove: By love they shall rise, And look down on the skies, For the heaven of heavens is love." 507 Mourning Penitents. 1 DROOPING souls, no longer mourn, Jesus still is precious: If to him you now return, Heav'n will be propitious. Jesus now is passing by, Calling wand'rers near him: Drooping souls, you need not die; Go to him and hear him. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 351 2 He has pardons, full and free, Drooping souls to gladden; Still he cries, " Come unto me, Weary, heavy laden." Tho' your sins, like mountains high, Rise, and reach to heaven, Soon as you on him rely, All shall be forgiven. 3 Precious is the Saviour's name, All his saints adore him; He to save the dying came, Prostrate bow before him. Wand'ring sinners, now return: Contrite souls, believe him! Jesus calls you; cease to mourn: Worship him; receive him. 508 Conviction. 1 DYING souls, fast bound in sin, Trembling and repining, — With no ray of light divine On your pathway shining, Why in darkness wander on, Fill'd with consternation; Jesus lives: in him alone Can you find salvation. 2 Worthless all your righteousness; You the law have broken: Flee you then to sov'reign grace! Mercy thus hath spoken. Why in deeds that you have done Seek for consolation'' 352 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Jesus lives: in him alone Can you find salvation. 3 Linger not in all the plain, Vengeance is pursuing: 'Mid the dying and the slain, Save your souls from ruin. Flee to him who can atone; Flee from condemnation! Jesus lives: in him alone Can you find salvation. 509 Pleading for Assistance, 1 JESUS, our Prince and Saviour, May sinners, sick and poor, Thro' thy atoning favor, Approach to mercy's doorl We come in spirit broken, Before thy throne of grace: O grant us some kind token, And bid us go in peace. 2 Lord, we are helpless creatures, Unworthy, but in need; In all our moral features By nature wholly dead: Our strength is perfect weakness, Our hearts are prone to sin, Deficient still in meekness, While passions rage within. 3 Now hear our supplication, We fervently implore; Restore us thy salvation, And we shall want no more. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 353 Upheld by thy free Spirit, We'll celebrate thy praise, Till sinners feel thy merit, And sing- converting grace. 510 The Great Physician, 1 HOW lost was my condition, Till Jesus made me whole; There is but one Physician Can save a ruin'd soul! Nigh unto death he found me, And snatch'd me from the grave, To show to all around me His wond'rous pow'r to save. 2 A dying, risen Jesus, Seen by the eye of faith, At once from danger frees us, And saves the soul from death. Then come to this Physician, For life he'll freely give; He makes no hard condition, 'Tis only — look, and live! 511 Light in Darkness. 1 LIGHT of those whose dreary dwelling' Borders on the shades of death, Come, and by thy love revealing, Dissipate the clouds beneath. The new heaven and earth's Creator, In our deepest darkness rise; Scatt'ring all the night of nature, Pouring eyesight on our eyes. 354 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 2 Still we wait for thine appearing; Life and joy thy beams impart, Chasing all our fears, and cheering Ev'ry poor, benighted heart. Come and manifest thy favor To the ransom'd, helpless race; Come, thou glorious God and Saviour! Come, and bring the gospel grace. 3 Save us, in thy great compassion, O, thou mild, pacific Prince! Give the knowledge of salvation, Give the pardon of our sins; By thine all-sufficient merit Ev'ry burden'd soul release; Ev'ry weary, wand'ring spirit, Guide into thy perfect peace. 512 Love divine. 1 LOVE divine, all love excelling, Joy of heav'n to earth come down! Fix in us thy humble dwelling; All thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, thou art all compassion, Pure, unbounded love thou art: Visit us with thy salvation, Enter every trembling heart. 2 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit Into ev'ry troubled breast: Let us all thy grace inherit, Let us find thy promis'd rest. Take away the love of sinning, Take our load of guilt away; SPIRITUAL SO.VGS. 355 End the work of thy beginning, Bring us to eternal day. 3 Carry on thy new creation, Pure and holy may we be; Let us see our whole salvation Perfectly secured by thee. Change from glory into glory, Till in heav'n we take our place; Till we cast our crowns before thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 513 Zion. 1 GLORIOUS things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; He, whose word cannot be broken, Form'd thee for his own abode. On the Rock of Ages founded — What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See the streams of living waters, Springing from eternal love, To supply thy sons and daughters, And the fears of want remove. Who can faint while such a river Ever flows, thy thirst t' assuage? Grace, which, like the Lord, the giver, Never fails from age to age. 514 Rejoicing in God's Ways. 1 NOW let our voices join To form a sacred song; 356 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Ye pilgrims, in Jehovah's ways With music pass along. See flowers of paradise In rich profusion spring: The Sun of glory gilds the path, And deai- companions sing. 2 See Salem's golden spires In beauteous prospect rise, And brighter crowns than mortals wear, Which sparkle through the skies. All honor to his name, Who marks the shining way; To Him who leads the wand'rers on To realms of endless day. 515 ^ e Warning. 1 SINNER, stop! O stop and think, Nor onward dare to go; Will you sport upon the brink Of everlasting woe? On the verge of ruin stop; Now the friendly warning take; Stay your footsteps ere you drop Into the burning lake. 2 Say, have you an arm like God, That you his will oppose? Fear you not that iron rod With which he breaks his foes? Can you stand in that dread day, Which his justice shall proclaim, When the earth shall melt away, Like wax before the flame? SPIRITUAL SONGS. 357 516 Heavenly Riches. 1 AH, tell me no more Of the worldling's vain store, The time for such trifling with me now is o'er. 2 A country I've found Where true riches abound, And songs of salvation for ever resound. 3 The souls that believe, And pardon receive, Are thitherward traveling for ever to Jive. 3 Then let us not stray In the tempter's dark way, But follow our Saviour to regions of day. 517 Star of the East. 1 BRIGHTNESS of glory, thou god of the morning, [aid! Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine Shine like the star, the horizon adorning; Guide where the infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining; Low lies his head, with the beasts of the stall; Sages adore him, in slumbers reclining; Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall they yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Edom, and off'rings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine? 358 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 4 Vainly they offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gifts would his favor secure, Richer, by far, is the heart's adoration; Dearer to God are the prayers of the pool 518 Christ, and Mm crucified. 1 VAIN, delusive world, adieu, With all of creature good; Only Jesus I pursue, Who bought me with his blood. All thy pleasure I forego; All thy wealth, and all thy pride; Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucified. 2 Turning to my rest again, The Saviour I adore; He relieves my grief and pain, And bids me weep no more. Rivers of salvation flow From his head, his hands, his side: Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucified. 3 Him to know is life and peace, And pleasure without end: This is all my happiness, On Jesus to depend — Daily in his grace to grow, In his favor to abide: Only Jesus will I know, And Jesus crucified. SPIRITUAL SONGS. 359 519 Dying Saint. 1 HAPPY soul, thy days are ending-, All thy mourning days below; Go, by angel guards attending, To the sight of Jesus, go. Waiting to receive thy spirit, See, the Saviour stands above; Shows the fulness of his merit; Reaches out the crown of love. 2 For the joy he sets before thee, Bear a momentary pain: Die, to live a life of glory; Suffer, with thy Lord to reign; Struggle through thy latest passion To the dear Redeemer's breast; To his uttermost salvation, To his everlasting rest. 520 Matthew 16:24. 1 JESUS, I my cross have taken, All to leave and follow thee; Naked, poor, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my All shalt be. Let the world neglect and leave me: They have left my Saviour too: Human hopes have oft deceived me: Thou art faithful, thou art true. 2 Perish earthly fame and treasure, Come disaster, scorn, and pain; In thy service pain is pleasure — With thy favor life is gain. 360 SPIRITUAL SONGS. Oh! 'tis not in grief to harm me, While thy bleeding love I see; Oh! 'tis not in joy to charm me, When that love is hid from me. 521 Happiness only in God. 1 TELL me, wand'rer, wildly roving, From the path that leads to peace, Pleasure's false enchantment loving, When will thy delusion cease? Once, like thee, by joys surrounded, I could kneel at pleasure's shrine; Then my brightest hopes were bounded By delights as false as thine. 2 But those visions scarce had bless'd me, When that fleeting day was o'er; Then the world, that had caress'd me, Charm'd me with its smiles no more. Such is pleasure's transient story; Lasting happiness is known Only in the path to glory — In the Saviour's love alone. 522 -^ Look from the Cross. 1 I SAW one hanging on a tree, In agony and blood, Who fix'd his languid eyes on me, As near the cross I stood. 2 Sure never, to my latest breath, Can I forget that look; It seem'd to charge me with his death, Though not a word he spoke. SPIRITUAL BONGS. 361 3 Alas, I knew not what I did, But all my tears were vain; Where could my trembling soul be hid, For I the Lord had slain. 4 A second look he gave, which said, "I freely all forgive; This blood is for thy ransom paid; I die, that thou may'st live." 5 "Thus while my death thy sin displays In all its blackest hue; Such is the mystery of grace, It seals thy pardon loo!" 523 c. m. 1 OUR Canaan is Immanuel's ground, We seek that promised soil: The songs of Zion cheer our hearts, While strangers here we toil. chorus — J am bound for the promised land! who will come and go with me? 1 am bound for the promised landl 2 Our powers are oft dissolv'd away In our ImmanuePs love; And while our bodies wander here, Our souls are fix'd above. 3 He'll purge our mortal dross awaj', Refining as we run; But while we die to earth and scnse^ Our heaven is here begun, 23 36"2 SPIRITUAL BONGS 4 Fair Lebanon shall hear his voice. And lands where Jordan flows, With Sharon's desert shall rejoice, And blossom as the rose. 524 p. m. 1 YES, I will extol thee, Lord of life and light, For thine arm upheld me, Put my foes to flight; I implor'd thy mercy, Thou wert swift to save; Heal my wounded spirit, Bring me from the grave Q O, ye saints, sing praises. Call his love to mind, For a moment angry. But for ever kind; Grief may like a pilgrim Through the night sojourn: Yet shall joy to-morrow With the sun return. 525 Trust in God. 1 GOD of our salvation, Unto thee we pray; Hear our supplication, Be our strength and stay; Wretched and unworthy, Poor, and sick, and Wine. Prostrate we adore thee, C ill thv grace to mind. SPIRITUAL, SONG*. 303 2 He that dwcllcth near thec Safely shall abide; Ever love and leai thec, In thy strength confide: Sure is thy protection, Safe is thy defence, While in deep affliction, Woe or pestilence. 3 God of our salvation, Saviour, Prince of peace, Boundless thy compassion, Infinite thy grace: While, with love unceasing, Humbly we adore, Grant us thy rich blessing, And we ask no more. *).Zo Ye must be Born Again. 1 AWAK'D by Sinai's awful sound, My soul in bonds of guilt I found, And knew not where to go: One solemn truth increas'd my pain, The sinner "must be born again," Or sink to endless wo. 2 How did the law its thunders roll, While guilt lay heavy on my soul, A vast oppressive load! All human aid I saw was vain; The sinner "must be born again," Or drink the wrath of God. 364 SPIRITUAL SONG?. 3 I heard the saints with rapture tell How Jesus conquer'd death and hell, To bring salvation near: Yet would the dreadful truth remain; The sinner "must be born again," Or sink in black despair. 4 But while I thus in anguish lay The bleeding Saviour pass'd that way, My bondage to remove: The sinner once by justice slain, Now by his grace is born again. And sings redeeming love, O^ i Foretaste of Heaven, 1 ON Pisgah's top I now would stand, Once more to view the promis'd land, The land of thy abode: The land where fruits immortal grow, Where rivers of salvation flow Forth from the throne of God. 2 Oh that my soul were fill'd with thee; With visions of thy majesty And condescending love! Then would its gilded pinions, Lord, Be ready at the Master's word, To take its flight above. 528 c. m. Doubting. I O THAT I knew it were the case. My soul wa3 born of God, SPIRITUAL SONGS. 365 And find myself among that race, Wash'd in a Saviour's blood. 2 The time has been I thought I knew The blest Redeemer's voice; I thought I lost my burden too, And felt my heart rejoice. 3 I thought my will was then resign'd To the Redeemer's ways, And felt my inmost soul inclin'd To tell the world his grace. 4 But O! too soon the scene was turn'd, I lost the pleasing view; I lost that sweetness once 1 found, Lost earthly pleasures too. 5 O Jesus, wilt thou now appear With thine almighty arm; These clouds expel, my standing clear, And show me what I am. 52i7 Temperance. 1 HOW long shall virtue languish? How long shall folly reign? While many a heart with anguish Is weeping o'er the slain? How long shall dissipation Her deadly waters pour, Throughout this favor'd nation, Her millions to devour? 2 When shall the veil of blindness Fall from the sons of wealthy 3GG SPIRITUAL SO.VGS. Restoring human kindness And industry and health? When shall the charm so luring Of had example cease; The ends at once securing, Of industry and peace.' 3 We hail with joy unceasing-, The Band whose pledge is giv'n; Whose numbers arc increasing Amid the smiles of Heav'n: Their virtues never failing Shall lead to brighter days, When holiness, prevailing, Shall fill the earth with praise. i>30 Deep Contrition. 1 JESUS, save my dying soul; Make the broken spirit whole; Humbled in the dust I lie; Saviour, leave me not to die. 2 Jesus, full of every grace, Now reveal thy smiling face; Grant the joy of sin forgiven, Foretaste of the bliss of heaven. 3 All my guilt to thee is known, Thou art righteous, thou alone. All my help is from thy cross; All beside I count but loss. 4 Lord in thee I now believe; Wilt thou — wilt thou not forgive? Helpless at thy feet I lie; Saviour leave me not to die, M"iKl IL'AJL» »(JAUS. 531 p. m. Intercession. 1 ARISE, my soul, arise, Shake off thy guilty fears. The bleeding- Sacrifice In my behalf appears; Before thy throne my Saviour stands, My name is written on his hands. 2 He ever lives above, For me to intercede; With his redeeming love, His precious blood to plead; His blood was spilt for all our race* And sprinkles now the throne of grace. 3 The bleeding wounds he bears, Receiv'd on Calvary, Pour forth effectual prayers, And strongly speak for me: Forgive him, O forgive, they cry! Nor let the ransom'd sinner die. 4 The Father hears him pray, His dear anointed one; He cannot turn away The presence of his Son: His Spirit answers to the blood, And tells me I am born of God. 5 To God I'm reconcii'd, His pard'ning voice I hear; He owns me for his child, I can no longer fear: 368 SPIRITUAL SONGS. With confidence I now draw nigh, And Father, Abba Father! cry. 532 l. m. The School of Christ. 1 THERE is a school on earth begun, Instructed by the Holy One; He calls his pupils there, to prove The sweetness of redeeming love. 2 The school book is the scripture true; The lessons are forever new; In this the pupils are agreed, It is a blessed school indeed. 3 'Tis here the blind may learn to see; Then come,, ye blind,, the school is free; And here the lame may learn to walk; The dumb may also learn to talk. 4 'Tis here the deaf may learn to hear; Then eome ye deaf, and lend an ear; Listen to Jesus* pleasant voice, He'll make your mourning souls rejoice, 5 Come brethren, you who are at school Attention pay to every rule; Here may we learn the happy art Of loving God with all our heart. 533 13s. Zion's light shining. t THE glorious light of Zion is spreading far and wide, And sinners they are coming into the gospel tide, SPIRITUAL SONGS. 369 The standard of King Jesus in glorious tri- umph flies, And sinners crowd around it, with joy and sweet surprise. 2 The sufferings of our Saviour upon Mount Calvary Are sounding sweet to sinners, come, this will make you free, And now the glorious message is circulating round, Some souls expos'd to ruin redeeming love have found. 3 And of that happy number I hope that I am one, And Jesus he will finish the work he has begun: He'll cut it short in righteousness, and I'll forever be A monument of mercy through all eternity. 4 I am but a young convert who lately did enlist, A soldier under Jesus, my Captain, King, and Priest; I have received my bounty, likewise my mar- tial dress, A ring of love and favor, a robe of righteousness. 5 Then down into the water where the young converts go, To serve their Lord and Master, in righteous acts below, 1*11 lay my sinful body beneath the yielding wave, [grave. An emblem of my Saviour when he lay in the 370 SPIRITUAL SONGS. ♦> Ah! sinners, think what Jesus has done foi yon and me, Behold his precious body hang bleeding on th< tree, His bleeding head, his hands, his side, to yoi he doth display, then my fellow sinners how can you stay away 7 And now my elder brethren, who're soldier! of the cross, Who, for the sake of Jesus, have counted al things dross; Come pray for us young converts, that wc ma] travel on, And meet you all in glory, where our Redeem er's gone. 534 7s. Longing for Heaven. 1 O WHEN shall I see Jesus, And reign with him above; And from that flowing fountain, Drink everlasting love. When shall I be delivered From this vain world of sin, And with my blessed Jesus Drink endless pleasures in? 2 But now I am a soldier, ."My Captain's gone before, He's given me my orders, And bid me not give o'er; And since he has prov'd faithful, A righteous crown he'll give, SPIRITUAL SONGS. And till his valiant soldiers Eternal life shall have. S Through grace, I am determin'd To conquer, though I die; And then away to Jesus, < )n wings of love, I'll fly, Farewell to sin and sorrow, I bid you all adieu; And O my friends prove faithful, And on your way pursue. 4 And if you meet with troubles And trials on your way, Then cast your care on Jesus, And don't forget to pray. Gird on the heavenly armor Of faith, and hope, and love; Then, when the combat's ended, He'll carry you above. 5 Our eyes shall then with rapture The Saviour's face behold; Our feet, no more diverted, Shall walk the streets of gold; Our ears shall hear with transport The hosts celestial sing; Our tongues shall chant the glories Of our immortal king. 535 c. p. m. Revival blessings. 1 The Lord into his garden come, The spices yield a rich perfume; 372 SPIRITUAL SONGS. The lilies grow and thrive; Refreshing show'rs of grace divine From Jesus flow to ev'ry vine, Which makes the dead revive. 2 The glorious time is rolling on, The gracious work is now begun, My soul a witness is; Come, taste and see the pardon free To all mankind, as well as me; Who come to Christ may live. 3 The worst of sinners here may find A Saviour pitiful and kind, Who will them all relieve: None are too late if they repent; Out of one sinner legions went, Jesus did him receive. 536 8s, 7s & 4. Prayer for a Revival. 1 SAVIOUR, visit thy plantation; Grant us, Lord, a gracious rain! All will come to desolation, Unless thou return again. Lord, revive us; All our help must come from thee. 2 Keep no longer at a distance: Shine upon us from on high, Lest, for want of thine assistance, Every plant should droop and die. 3 Dearest Saviour, hasten hither, Thou canst make them bloom again; SPIRITUAL SONUS. 373 O permit them not to wither, Let not all our hopes be vain. 4 Let our mutual love be fervent, Make us prevalent in prayers; Let each one esteemed thy servant, Shun the world's bewitching snares. 4 Break the tempter's fatal power; Turn the stony heart to flesh; And begin, from this blest hour. To revive thy work afresh. 537 5 & 6. Trusting in Christ. 1 BEGONE unbelief, My Saviour is near, And for my relief, Will surely appear. By prayer let me wrestle, And he will perform: With Christ in the vessel I smile at the storm. 2 Though dark be my way, Since he is my guide, 'Tis mine to obey, 'Tis his to provide; Though cisterns be broken, And creatures all fail, The word he has spoken Will surely prevail. 3 His love in time past Forbids me to think 374 SPIRITUAL BONGS He'll leave me at last In trouble to sink: Each sweet Ebenezcr I have in review Confirms his good pleasure To help me quite through. 4 Dctcrmin'd to save, He watch'd o'er my path, When, Satan's blind slave, I sported with death; And can he have taught me To trust in his name, And thus far have brought me To put me to shame? 5 Since all that I meet Shall work for my good, The bitter is sweet, The med'einc is food; Though painful at present, 'Twill cease before long, And then O how pleasant The conqueror's song! 538 8s. 1 HOW tedious and tasteless the hours When Jesus no longer I see! The woodlands, the fields, and the flow'rs Have lost all their sweetness to me. His name yields the richest perfume, And softer than music his voice; His presence can banish my gloom, And bid all within me rejoice. SPIRITUAL SONGS. '} Dear Lord, if indeed thou art mine, And thou art my li.trht and my song; Say, why do I languish and pine, And why are my winters so long? O drive those dark clouds from my sky, Thy soul cheering presence restore, Or bid me soar upward on high, Where winter and storms arc no more. 539 c. 3i. The Prodigal's return. 1 THE prodigal with streaming eyes, From folly just awake, Reviews his wand'rings with surprise; His heart begins to break. 2 I starve, he cries, nor can I bear The famine in this land; While servants of my Father share The bounty of his hand. 3 With deep repentance I'll return And seek my Father's face; Unworthy to be call'd a son, I'll ask a servant's place. 4 Far off He saw him slowly move, In pensive sileree mourn; The Father ran with arms of love To welcome his return. 5 Thro' all the courts the tidings flew, And spread the joy around; The angels tun'd their harps anew; The prodigal is found ! 376 .Sl'IRITUAL SONGS. 540 s. m. The Gospel Pool 1 BESIDE the gospel pool, Appointed for the poor; From time to time my helpless soul Has waited for a cure. 2 How often have I seen The healing waters move; And others round me stepping in, Their efficacy prove. 3 But my complaints remain, I feel the very same; As full of guilt, and fear, and pain, As when at first I came. 4 How often have I thought, Why should I longer lie? Surely the mercy I have sought, Is not for such as I. 5 But whither can I go? There is no other pool Where streams of sovereign virtue flow. To make a sinner whole. 6 Here then, from day to day, I'll wait, and hope, and try; • Can Jesus hear a sinner pray, Yet suffer him to die? 541 lis. Precious Promises. 1 HOW firm a foundation, ye saints of the I, on Is laid for your faith in his excellent word; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 3li What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge hath fled? 2 In every condition, in sickness, in health, ] n poverty's vale, or abounding in wealth, At home and abroad, on the land, on the sea, As thy days may demand, shall thy strength ever be. 3 Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismay'd, I, I am thy God and will still give thee aid, I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand 4 When through the deep waters I call thee to The rivers of trouble shall not thee overflow, For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 5 When thro' fi'ry trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace all-sufficient shall he thy supply; The flames shall not hurt thee, I only design Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine. 6 E'en down to old age, all my people shall prove My sov'reign, eternal, unchangeable love, And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs, they shall still in my bosom be borne. 7 The soul that on Jesus hath lean'd for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, tho' all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never — no never — no never forsake. 24 378 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 542 l. m. Tlie hiding place. 1 HAIL, sov'reign love, that first began The scheme to rescue fallen man: Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace, That gave my soul a hiding-place! 2 Against the God that built the sky, I fought with hands uplifted high: Despis'd the mansions of his grace, Too proud to seek a hiding-place. 3 Enwrapt in dark Egyptian night, And fond of darkness more than light, Madly I ran the sinful race, Secure without a hiding-place! 5 But lo! th' eternal council rang, Almighty love arrest the man: I felt the arrows of distress, And found I had no hiding-place, 5 Vindictive justice stood in view, To Sinai's fiery mount I flew; But justice cried, with frowning face, This mountain is no hiding-place! 6 But lo! a heavenly voice I heard, And mercy's angel soon appcar'd; Who led me on a pleasing pace, To Jesus Christ, my hiding-place. 7 On him almighty vengeance fell, Which must have sunk a world to hell. He bore it for his chosen race, And thus became their hiding-place. sriKiruAL. su.m;s. 543 l. 3i. Jesus the Way to Heaven. 1 JESUS, my all, to heaven is gone; He, whom I fix my hopes upon! His track I see, and I'll pursue The narrow way, till him I view. 2 The way the holy prophets went — The road that leads from banishment — The king's highway of holiness — I'll go; for all his paths are peace. 3 This is the way I long have sought, And mourn'd because I found it not: My grief, my burden, long has been Because I could not cease from sin. 4 The more I strove against its pow'r, I sinn'd and stumbled but the more, Till late I heard my Saviour say, Come hither, soul, I am the Way. 5 Lo, glad I come, and thou bless'd Lambj Shall take me to thee, as I am; Nothing but sin I thee can give, Nothing but love shall I receive. 6 Then will I tell to sinners round What a dear Saviour I have found; I'll point to thy redeeming blood, And say, "Behold the way to God." 544 l. m. Loving Kindness of the Lord. I AWAKE my soul, in joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer's praise, 380 spiritual bon'gs. I Jo justly claims a song from mo, His loving kindness, Ohow free! *-2 lie saw nic ruined in the fall, Yetlov'd rac notwithstanding all; lie savedmc from my lost estate, His loving kindness, O how great! 3 Though num'rous hosts of mighty foes, Though earth and hell my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along, His loving kindness, O how strong! 4 When trouhlc, like a gloomy cloud, Has gathered thick, and thundered loud, He near my soul has always stood, His loving kindness, O how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart, Prone from Jesus lo depart; But though I've often him forgot, His loving kindness changes not. 6 Soon I shall pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must fail; Oh! may my last expiring hrcalh His loving kindness sing in death. 7 Then let me mount and soar away To the bright world of endless day; And sing with rapture and surprise, His loving kindness in the skies. 545 p. m. I WHEN on my beloved I gaze, So dazzling his beauties appear; SPIRITUAL SONGS. 381 His charms so transcendently blaze, The sight is too melting to bear. 2 When from my own vilencss I turn To Jesus, expos'd on tbc tree, With shame and with wonder I burn, To think what be sufFer'd for me. .3 My sins, () bow black they appear, When in that dear bosom they meet! Those sins were the nails and the spear, That wounded his hands and his feet. 4 'Twas justice that wrcatb'd for his head The thorns that encircled it round: Thy temples, Lnmanucl, bled, That mine might with glory be crown'd. .5 The wonderful love of his heart, Where be has recorded my name, On earth can be known but in part; Heav'n only can bear the full flame. 546 p. m. 1 SEE tbc Lord of glory dying, See him gasping; hear him crying; Sec his burden'd bosom heave. Look, ye sinners, you that hung him, Look how deep your sins have stung him! Dying sinners, look and live. 2 Hell, and all the pow'rs infernal, Vanquished by the King eternal, When he pour'd the vital flood; — By bis groans, which shook creation, Lo! we found a proclamation — Peace and pardon by bis blood. 382 SPIRITUAL SONGS. 3 Shout, ye saints, with admiration! Fill with songs the wide creation! Since he's risen from the grave; — Shout, with joyful acclamation To the Rock of your salvation, Who alone has power to save. 4 Bear, with patience, tribulation, Overcoming all temptation, Till the glorious jubilee; — Soon he'll come with bursts of thunder! Then shall we adore and wonder, Singing on the highest key. 547 The Proclamation. 1 BRETHREN hear the proclamation, The glad tidings of salvation, Published to cv'ry creature, To the ruin'd sons of nature. Chorus. Jesus reigns! he reigns victorious, Over heaven and earth most glorious. 2 Shout, ye tongues of ev'ry nation, To the bounds of the creation; Shout the praise of Judah's Lion, The almighty King of Zion! 3 Now our souls have caught new fire; Brethren raise your voices higher; Shout with joyful acclamation, To the Rock of our salvation! 4 Shout, ye saints, make joyful mention Of the Lord, our great redemption! SPIRITUAL SOXGS. 383 Angels, shout the pleasing story, Through the brighter worlds of glory! O4o Aspiring after Heaven. 1 FROM ev'ry earthly pleasure, From ev'ry transient joy, From ev'ry mortal treasure That soon will fade and die: No longer these desiring, Upward our wishes tend, To nobler bliss aspiring, And joys that never end. 2 From ev'ry piercing sorrow That heaves our breast to-day, Or threatens us to-morrow — Hope turns our eyes away; On wings of faith ascending, We see the land of light; And feel our sorrows ending In infinite delight. 3 'Tis true we are but strangers And sojourners here below; And countless snares and dangers Surround the path we go; Though painful and distressing, There is a rest above, And onward we are pressing, To reach that land of love, 384 DOXOLOGIES. J TO God the Father— God the Son, And God the Spirit — three in one, Be honor, praise, and glory given, m By all on earth — and all in heaven. 2 LET God, the Father, and the Son, And Spirit he adored, Where there arc works to make him known, Or saints to love the Lord. 3 YE angels round the throne, And saints that dwell hclow, Worship the Father — love the Son, And bless the spirit too. 4 TO God the Father's throne Perpetual honors raise; Glory to God the Son; To God the Spirit praise: With all our powers, I Thy name we sing, Eternal King, | While faith adores. 5 SING we to our God ahove Praise eternal as his love. Praise him, all } T e heavenly host, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. fi GREAT Jehovah! we adore thee, God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, joined in glory On the same eternal throne: Endless praises To Jehovah, three in one. arc %fflfc •....■"■■